Stability of phases at high temperatures in CoRe based alloys being developed for ultra-high temperature applications

In the development of new high-temperature alloys for gas turbine applications various candidates are under consideration. This contribution deals with a CoRe based alloy strengthened by Cr23C6 type carbide and Cr2Re3 type σ phase precipitations (here designated as CoRe-1 alloy). High-temperature cycling experiments show how the influence of heating, cooling and the hcp<->fcc phase transformation of the Co-matrix on the stability of these phases. Neutron diffraction experiments with high-temperature vacuum furnace show that Cr23C6 carbides starts to dissolve around 1100°C and above 1250°C are almost completely dissolved. On the other hand σ phase is still present at 1300°C. This contribution describes the evolution of the different phases during the heating and cooling cycles which are repeated two times. Further, the influence of boron addition to CoRe-1 alloy was studied for samples in the first heating/cooling cycle. A newly developed tensile rig was also tested up to 980°C to combine in situ loading and heating for the neutron diffraction measurements.