
ʻO nā mea hoʻoheheʻe wela kiʻekiʻe i hana ʻia i ka hao he papa o nā mea metala me ka hao (Fe) ma ke ʻano kumu nui, i hana ʻia no ka mālama ʻana i ka ikaika mechanical maikaʻi a me ke kūpaʻa ʻana i ka hoʻohaʻahaʻa (e like me ka oxidation) ma nā mahana kiʻekiʻe, maʻamau i ka laulā o 540°C a 760°C (1000°F a 1400°F). Hōʻike ka inoa "wrought" ua hana ʻia lākou e nā kaʻina thermomechanical e like me ka ʻōwili wela, forging, a extrusion paha, e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i kā lākou microstructure e hāʻawi i kahi hui maikaʻi o ka ikaika, ductility, a me ka fabricability.
Hoʻohana lākou ma ke ʻano he kumu kūʻai kūpono a maikaʻi loa no ka nui o nā noi wela kiʻekiʻe, e hoʻopaʻa ana i ka ʻokoʻa hana ma waena o nā kila kila a me nā superalloys nickel a i ʻole cobalt-based.
ʻOi aku ka ikaika o ka wela kiʻekiʻe a me ka pale ʻana: Ke kūʻē nei lākou i ka deformation a me ka lohi, pili i ka manawa (creep) ma lalo o ka ukana mīkini i nā wela kiʻekiʻe, ʻoiai ʻoi aku ka haʻahaʻa o ko lākou palena wela kiʻekiʻe ma mua o nā superalloys nickel-based superalloys.
ʻOi aku ka maikaʻi o ka Oxidation & Corrosion Resistance: ʻO kahi hiʻohiʻona koʻikoʻi ko lākou hiki ke hana i kahi pālākiō pale, adherent chromia (Cr₂O₃) ma luna o ka ʻili, mahalo i ka ʻike chromium kiʻekiʻe (maʻamau 12-28%). Loaʻa i nā papa he nui ke silikoni (Si) a me ka alumini (Al) e hana i nā unahi paʻa.
Uku Uku: Ma muli o ka hao hao, ʻoi aku ka liʻiliʻi o ke kumu kūʻai ma mua o ka nickel a i ʻole cobalt-based alternatives, e hoʻolilo iā lākou i mea koho no nā noi nui a i ʻole ke kumu kūʻai.
Maikaʻi Mea Hana: ʻO kā lākou ʻano i hana ʻia ʻo ia ka mea hiki ke hana maʻalahi, hana ʻia a hoʻopaʻa ʻia i loko o nā ʻāpana paʻakikī me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā hana ʻoihana maʻamau.
Hoʻokō ʻia ka hana wela kiʻekiʻe o kēia mau alloys ma o kekahi mau hana synergistic:
Ka Hoʻoikaika Paʻa Paʻa: Hoʻoheheʻe nā mea e like me ka molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), a me ka chromium (Cr) i loko o ka matrix hao, e pale ana i ka neʻe ʻana a me ka hāʻawi ʻana i ka ikaika kumu.
ʻO ka hoʻoikaika ʻana i ka ua ʻo Carbide: ʻO ka hoʻokumu ʻana i nā carbide paʻa (e laʻa, M₂₃C₆, MC, kahi ʻo M ʻo Cr, Mo, Nb) ma nā palena o ka palaoa a i loko o nā kīʻaha e kōkua i ka pine ʻana i nā dislocations a me nā palena palaoa, hoʻonui i ka ikaika a me ke kūpaʻa ʻana.
Nitride a me Carbonitride Precipitation: Ma kekahi mau alaleʻa, nā mea e like me ka niobium (Nb) a me ka titanium (Ti) hana i nā nitrides maikaʻi a i ʻole carbonitride e hoʻoikaika i ka ua.
ʻO Microstructural Stability: Ua kaulike nā haku mele no ke kūʻē ʻana i ka coarsening o kēia mau pae hoʻoikaika a me ka hoʻokumu ʻana i nā pūhui intermetallic pōʻino i ka wā lōʻihi o ka hoʻolaha ʻana i ka wela.
ʻO nā ʻāpana wela kiʻekiʻe i hana ʻia me ka hao he mau mea hana ma nā ʻoihana he nui:
Hanana mana:
Turbine Blades & Discs i loko o nā huila mahu a me nā pae haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa o nā turbines kinoea.
ʻO ka paila paila, Superheater & Reheater Tubes, a me nā mea hoʻololi wela i nā mea kanu wahie fossil.
Kaʻa:
ʻO nā hale Turbocharger (Turbine Housings) pono e kū i nā wela kinoea hoʻopau.
ʻO nā pahu hoʻopau a me nā paipu iho.
Na kapuahi hana a me ka wela:
ʻO ka Radiant Tubes, Muffles, Trays, a me nā hīnaʻi i hoʻohana ʻia i ka carburizing, annealing, a me nā kaʻina hana wela ʻē aʻe.
Petrochemical & Hoʻomaʻemaʻe:
ʻO nā paipu no nā wili umu a me nā paipu no nā kahawai kaʻina hana wela i nā catalytic crackers a me nā mea hoʻoponopono.
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| Hiʻona | wehewehe | Pōmaikaʻi |
| Mea Kumu | Hao (Fe), me ke kiekie Chromium (Cr) maʻiʻo. | Hāʻawi i kahi kumu kūʻai kūʻai me ka pale ʻana i ka oxidation. |
| Alanui Hana Hana | ʻO ka hana ʻana i ka Thermomechanical (Hot Rolling, Forging). | Loaʻa nā hopena i kahi ʻano like ʻole a me ka ductility maikaʻi a me ka paʻakikī. |
| Nā mea hoʻoikaika kiʻi | Paʻa Paʻa (Mo, W); Carbides (Cr, Nb, Mo). | Hāʻawi i kahi hui kaulike o ka ikaika wela kiʻekiʻe a me ke kūpaʻa microstructural. |
| Kaulana Mahana | Hana maikaʻi a hiki i ~760°C (1400°F). | Hoʻopiha i ka ʻāpana hana koʻikoʻi ma waena o nā kila kulika maʻamau a me nā nickel superalloys. |
| Pōmaikaʻi kī | ʻO ke kaulike kūpono o ka hana, ka hana a me ke kumukūʻai. | ʻO ka hopena hoʻokele waiwai no ka nui o nā pilikia ʻenehana wela kiʻekiʻe. |
| Alloys maʻamau a me nā ʻano | Austenitic (e laʻa, 304H, 316H, 321H, 347H); Ferritic (e.g., 446); Ua hiki ke paʻakikī (e laʻa, A-286, 17-4PH). | Hāʻawi i kahi koho ākea no nā ʻokoʻa wela, ikaika, a me nā koi corrosion. |
I ka hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo, ʻO nā mea hoʻoheheʻe wela kiʻekiʻe i hana ʻia i ka hao he papa kumu a maʻalahi o nā mea e hiki ai i kahi ʻāpana nui o ka ʻenekinia wela kiʻekiʻe o kēia wā. ʻO kā lākou hoʻomohala ʻana he hōʻailona maikaʻi loa o ke kumukūʻai a me ka hana ʻana, e hoʻolilo iā lākou i mea nui no nā noi mai ke kaʻa ʻohana a i ka hale mana e hoʻolako i kāna uila.