Criterion for selection the optimal physical and chemical properties of cobalt aluminate powder used in investment casting process
Journal Title: Archiwum Odlewnictwa - Year 2009, Vol 9, Issue 3
Abstract
The aim of this work was to determine physical and chemical properties of cobalt aluminate (CoAl2O4) modifiers produced by different companies and the influence of different types of modifiers on the grain size of high temperature creep resisting superalloys: Inconel 713C, René 77 and MAR-M 509. The first stage of the research work took over the investigations of physical and chemical properties of cobalt aluminate manufactured by three different companies: Remet, Mason Color and Permedia Lublin. There were determined the grain size distribution of cobalt aluminate powder, the average diameter and morphology of powder particles, phase composition, as well as sodium and cobalt content, pH value of water suspension and the bulk density. In the next step, the ceramic moulds were made with different kind of cobalt aluminate (Mason Color, Remet, Permedia Lublin) and its concentration (0, 5%) in the primary slurry. The samples of stepped shape were poured in the ceramic moulds prepared earlier. The average grain size of the γ phase was determined on the stepped samples. It was established that physical and chemical properties of cobalt aluminate modifier are different up to the manufacturer. For example the modifiers manufactured by Permedia; Mason Color and Remet companies have different the average diameter of particles- 68,050d; 49,6 i 36,7μm, and also cobalt content _CoC=32,53%; 39,43% i 34,79%mass, respectively. The grain size of γ matrix of superalloys depends on the kind of used inoculant. The best grain refinement of the matrix of superalloys: Inconel 713C, René 77 and MAR-M 509 was observed in the castings modified with the use of Mason Color modifier. On the grounds of literature data and obtained results it was established that the cobalt content of cobalt aluminate influences the intensity of nucleation process during the crystallization of superalloys: Inconel 713C, René 77 i MAR-M 509.
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M. Zielińska, J. Sieniawski, B. Gajecka
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