Ni-BASED SUPER-HEAT-RESISTANT ALLOY FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE CASES, AND AIRCRAFT ENGINE CASE FORMED OF SAME
Provided are a Ni-based heat resistant superalloy for aircraft engine cases excellent in high-temperature characteristic such as tensile characteristics and low-cycle fatigue characteristics in a high-temperature range and also excellent in workability, and an aircraft engine case formed of the same. The Ni-based heat resistant superalloy has composition containing, by mass, Co: 4.0 to 11.0%, Cr: 12.0 to 17.0%, Al: 2.0 to 4.0%, Ti: 2.0 to 4.0%, Al+Ti: 4.6 to 6.7%, Mo: more than 5.5 to 10.0%, W: more than 0 to 4.0%, B: 0.001 to 0.040%, C: 0.02 to 0.06%, Zr: 0 to 0.05%, Mg: 0 to 0.005%, P: 0 to 0.01%, Nb: 0 to 1.0%, Ta: 0 to 1.0%, and Fe: 0 to 2.0%, and the balance of Ni with inevitable impurities, and is suitable for aircraft engine cases.
1 . A Ni-based heat resistant superalloy having a composition consisting of, by mass,
Co: 4.0 to 11.0%,
Cr: 12.0 to 14.8%,
Al: 2.0 to 4.0%,
Ti: 2.0 to 4.0%,
Al+Ti: 4.6 to 6.7%,
Mo: more than 5.5 to 10.0%,
W: more than to 4.0%,
B: 0.001 to 0.040%,
C: 0.02 to 0.06%,
Zr: 0.005 to 0.05%,
Mg: up to 0.005% (including 0%),
P: up to 0.01% (including 0%),
Nb: up to 1.0% (including 0%),
Ta: up to 1.0% (including 0%),
Fe: up to 2.0% (including 0%), and
the balance of Ni with inevitable impurities,
wherein a difference between solvus temperature T 1 of an M 6 C carbide and solvus temperature T 2 of a γ′ phase (T 1 −T 2 ) calculated from thermodynamic calculation based on the composition of the Ni-based heat resistant superalloy by CALPHAD method satisfies −30° C.≤(T 1 −T 2 )≤+40° C., and
wherein the Ni-based heat resistant superalloy has a tensile strength at 750° C. of at least 1000 MPa according to ASTM E21 using test specimen.
2 . The Ni-based heat resistant superalloy according to claim 1 , wherein the number of cycles to failure in a low-cycle fatigue test in a total strain range of 0.6% at 750° C. is at least 1.0×10 5 .
3 . The Ni-based heat resistant superalloy according to claim 1 , wherein in the composition, Al+Ti is 5.2 to 6.7% by mass.
4 . An aircraft engine case formed of the Ni-based heat resistant superalloy according to claim 1 .