
Ama-superalloy akhiwe nge-nickel ayikilasi lezinto ezisebenza kahle ezidizayinelwe amandla akhethekile emishini, ukumelana nokunyakaza, nokuzinza kwesakhiwo emazingeni okushisa aphakeme, ngokuvamile angaphezu kuka-540°C (1000°F). Igama elithi "okwenziwe" lisho ukuthi lawa ma-alloys alolongwa abe yisimo sawo sokugcina ngokusebenzisa izinqubo ze-thermomechanical ezifana nokufoja, ukugingqika, noma ukukhishwa, okuholela ekwakhekeni kokusanhlamvu okuhle, okuqondisayo okuhlinzeka ngezici eziqinile eziqinile nokukhathala uma kuqhathaniswa nozakwabo babalingisi.
Ziwumgogodla wezingxenye ezijikelezayo ezinezinga eliphezulu lokushisa emkhathini nasekuphehleni amandla, lapho ukwehluleka kungeyona inketho.
Amandla Akhethekile Wezinga Lokushisa Eliphezulu: Agcina ingxenye ephezulu yamandla azo ezinga lokushisa kwegumbi emazingeni okushisa eduze nendawo yawo yokuncibilika, ngokuyinhloko ngenxa yesigaba sokuzinza, esiqinile se-gamma-prime (γ') [Ni₃(Al, Ti)].
Ukumelana Okuvelele Kwe-Creep: Bamelana nokuguqulwa ngaphansi kwengcindezi eqhubekayo yemishini emazingeni okushisa aphezulu, indawo ebalulekile yama-turbine blades namadiski okufanele agcine ukucaciswa okunembile isikhathi eside.
I-Superior Fatigue Resistance: I-microstructure esetshenzisiwe, nezinhlamvu zayo ezicolisisiwe futhi ngokuvamile eziqondaniswe ngendlela eqondile, inikeza ukumelana okuhle kakhulu nokuqaliswa kokuqhekeka nokusabalalisa ngaphansi kokulayisha okujikelezayo.
I-Oxidation & Corrosion Resistance Enhle Kakhulu: Okuqukethwe okuphezulu kwe-chromium (imvamisa engu-10-20%) kuvumela ukwakheka kwesikali se-chromia esivikelayo, esinamathelayo (Cr₂O₃), ukumelana nokuwohloka ezindaweni ezishisayo, ezine-oxidizing.
Ukuzinza Kwe-Microstructural: Kudizayinelwe ukumelana nokuqina kwemvula eqinisayo kanye nokwakheka kwezigaba ezilimazayo ze-topologically close-packed (TCP) ngesikhathi sokuchayeka isikhathi eside ekucindezelekeni okuphezulu nezinga lokushisa.
Ama-superalloy akhiwe nge-nickel abalulekile ezinhlelweni ezijikelezayo ezidinga kakhulu:
Izinjini ze-Aerospace Jet:
Ama-Turbine Discs: Isicelo esibucayi kakhulu. Amadiski asebenza ngesivinini esikhulu sokuzungeza kanye nengcindezi, edinga ibhalansi ephezulu yamandla aqinile, impilo yokukhathala, nokuqina kokuphuka. Ama-alloys afana ne-Inconel 718 ne-Waspaloy angamazinga embonini.
AmaShafts, Spacers, kanye neCompressor Components.
Izinjini Zegesi Ezisekelwe Emhlabeni: Ezokukhiqiza amandla, ezisetshenziswa kumadiski omshini wokushisa nezinsimbi.
Izinjini zamarokhethi: Okwezingxenye ze-turbopump ezidinga izilinganiso eziphezulu zamandla nesisindo ezindaweni ezidlulele.
Ama-Nuclear Reactor & High-Temperature Fasteners.
Ithebula elilandelayo lifingqa izici eziyinhloko ukuze uthole ukubuka konke okusheshayo:
| Isici | Incazelo | Inzuzo |
| Umzila Wokukhiqiza | Ukucutshungulwa kwe-Thermomechanical (Ukuqamba, ukugoqa). | Ikhiqiza ukwakheka okusanhlamvu okucolisisiwe, okufanayo kokuqinile okusezingeni eliphansi lokushisa namandla okukhathala. |
| Isigaba Esibalulekile Sokuqinisa | I-Gamma-Prime (γ') [Ni₃(Al, Ti)] imvula. | Inikeza indlela eyinhloko yamandla ezinga lokushisa eliphezulu nokumelana nokukhuphuka. |
| Izici Ezibucayi | Amandla Okuqina Nokukhathala, Ukumelana neCreep, Ukuqina Kokuphuka. | Ilungele i-high-stress, izingxenye ezijikelezayo njengamadiski e-turbine. |
| Amafomu Ajwayelekile | Amabhilidi, imigoqo, izinduku, amashidi, namasongo. | Isitokwe sokuqala sokukhiqiza izingxenye ezibalulekile ezijikelezayo. |
| I-Iconic Alloys | Inconel 718, Waspaloy, Alloy 720, René 41, Udimet 720. | Bonisa ukuvela kwedizayini ye-alloy ukuze uthole ukusebenza okufunayo ngokwandayo. |
| Izimboni Eziyinhloko | I-Aerospace (Izinjini zeJet), i-Power Generation, i-Rocketry. | Nika amandla izingcindezi zenjini eziphakeme namazinga okushisa, okuholela ekusebenzeni kahle okukhulu nokugxila. |
Kafushane, I-Nickel-Based Wrought Superalloys zimelela isiqongo sesayensi yezinto zensimbi zokucindezela okuphezulu, izingxenye ezijikelezayo zezinga lokushisa eliphezulu. Ikhemistri yazo eyinkimbinkimbi kanye nesakhiwo esincane esenziwe ngokucophelela sizenza zibaluleke kakhulu ukuze zidlule imingcele yokusebenza nokusebenza kahle ezinhlelweni zesimanje zezindiza namandla.