Effects of Al Content on Microstructure and Properties of As-cast Ni-20Cr-xAl-1Si Alloys
Ni-20Cr and modified Ni-20Cr-xAl-1Si(x=3,4,5,6,7,mass fraction,%)alloys were prepared by vacuum arc melting,and effects of Al content on resistivity,phase,microstructure and mechanical properties of NiCrAlSi alloy were investigated by XRD,SEM,EPMA,tensile and hardness tests.The results indicate that Ni-20Cr is composed of γ single phase,and Ni-20Cr-xAl-1Si is composed of γ matrix phase and γ'-Ni3Al precipitation phase.With the increase of Al content,the content of γ'-Ni3Al phase is firstly increased and then decreased,which plays an important role in precipitation strengthening and resistivity enhancement,and the solid solution strengthening of Al in γ/γ'phase is gradually increased,leading to the first increase and then reduction of resistivity,gradually increase in the strength and hardness,and gradually decrease in the plasticity and toughness.The resistivity of Ni-20Cr-5Al-1Si alloy reaches 1.523 μΩ·m,which is increased by 43.81%compared with Ni-20Cr.The yield strength,tensile strength and hardness of the alloy are increased to 664.9 MPa,864.6 MPa and 340.8 HV0.2,respectively,while the elongation is decreased to 31.83%.