TY - THES A1 - Abel, Andreas T1 - Microstructural and mechanical characterisation of cast Fe-Al-Mo-Ti-B alloys N2 - With the advent of variable renewable energies, long-term energy storage capacities and flexible power generation technologies will be required for reliable grid stability. Hence, power plant technologies and turbomachinery components will continue to be developed and employed for efficient re-conversion of stored energy. With the introduction of new working fluids for higher thermal efficiencies, the working conditions of exposed components and materials will require higher corrosion resistance, but with the same mechanical performance, manufacturability and cost. Intermetallic iron aluminide alloys with their outstanding oxidation and corrosion resistance and good high-temperature properties depict a possible candidate for use in high-temperature structural applications. A quinary Fe-26Al-4Mo-0.5Ti-1B solid-solution alloy with eutectic particle hardening particularly demonstrated competitive mechanical properties compared to high-alloy P92 steels in previous studies. To derive standard material specifications with industrially relevant casting strategies, centrifugal investment-cast Fe-25Al-3.7Mo-0.4Ti-1B was characterised with respect to microstructure, thermophysical properties and mechanical properties under quasi-static tensile and creep loading up to 700 °C. Compared to P92 steel, the alloy demonstrated superior tensile strength above 550 °C and lower creep rates at 650 °C if stresses increase above 170 MPa. At lower temperatures though, the mechanical properties were inferior to P92 steel and related Fe-Al-Mo-Ti-B alloys, which was correlated to large grain sizes, a high tendency to surface and bulk cracking and a pronounced effect of tension-compression asymmetry. In further studies on alloy composition with varying Al, Mo and B concentration, a non-linear relationship of solid-solution hardening with solute Mo concentration was found. In this regard, halving Mo was the most effective measure for reducing brittleness without decreasing strength at room and elevated temperatures. Higher solidification rates and grain refinement down to 30 µm by die casting had a positive effect on ambient tensile strength, but were not achievable by investment casting. Dilatometry and hardness measurements indicated a low thermal vacancy hardening effect which was less sensitive to low-temperature annealing than in B2 FeAl alloys. Although mechanical properties up to 550 °C could be considerably improved by alloy development and processing, ductility at room temperature generally remained below 1%, necessitating substantial design margins for components from Fe-Al-Mo-Ti-B alloys. Despite the inherent limitations of alloy and casting process, the gained insights will help to prioritise future areas of research to mature cost-effective higher-order Fe Al alloys for high-temperature structural applications. KW - Hardness KW - Iron aluminide alloy KW - Micro structure KW - Tensile strength KW - Creep strength PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-632810 DO - https://doi.org/10.5445/IR/1000181739 SP - 1 EP - 179 PB - Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) CY - Karlsruhe AN - OPUS4-63281 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Abel, Andreas T1 - Microstructural evolution of Fe-26Al-4Mo-0.5Ti-1B with varying wall thicknesses N2 - With an increasing demand in more efficient fuel consumption to reduce CO2 emissions, weight reductions in high-temperature materials at affordable costs gain increasing attention. One potential candidate is the intermetallic material class of iron aluminides, combining the advantages in mass savings, high temperature performance and recyclability of resources. The alloy Fe-26Al-4Mo-0.5Ti-1B was selected to study the microstructural features evolving from two casting processes, five wall thicknesses and three final conditions. Conclusions are drawn upon the correlations of processing variables, grain sizes and hardness. T2 - DGM Fachausschuss "Intermetallische Phasen" CY - Online meeting DA - 09.02.2021 KW - Intermetallics KW - Iron aluminides KW - Fe-Al alloys KW - Wall thickness KW - Microstructure PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-52288 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Abel, Andreas T1 - Microstructure-Property-Correlation of a Mo-Ti-B alloyed iron aluminide N2 - Iron aluminides depict a sustainable and light-weight material class which could be employed in many applications requiring high strength at intermediate to high temperatures. According to first results, the alloy Fe-26Al-4Mo-0.5Ti-1B surpasses conventional materials in wet corrosion resistance and creep resistance up to 650 °C. For these reasons, the AiF research project “WAFEAL – Materials applications for iron aluminides” was initiated to transfer these findings into a standardised materials dataset and to derive best practices for processing. In the first place, a set of different microstructures adjusted by varying casting methods, wall thicknesses and heat treatments was investigated and correlated with hardness on macro and micro scale. Correlations were drawn between solidification rates and resulting grain sizes and hardness. The effect of vacancy hardening was only verified for wall thickness as low as 2.5 mm. Moreover, a common decrease of macrohardness after a heat treatment at 1000 °C for 100 h was observed irrespective of casting process or wall thickness. This effect was linked with an unexpected decrease of the complex boride phase fraction which acts as a hardening phase. T2 - Intermetallics 2021 CY - Bad Staffelstein, Germany DA - 04.10.2021 KW - Fe-Al alloys KW - Intermetallics KW - Iron aluminides KW - Heat treatment KW - Wall thickness KW - Centrifugal casting KW - Die casting KW - Investment casting KW - Microstructure KW - Hardness KW - Complex borides PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-53617 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Abel, Andreas T1 - Ambient and high-temperature mechanical properties of intermetallic Fe3Al alloys with complex borides N2 - Due to the increasing scarcity of critical raw materials current high-temperature materials are sought to be replaced by alloys based on more abundant metals. One possibility within the class of intermetallics are iron aluminides, which combine sustainability and cost-efficiency with the prospect of mass savings. Iron aluminides show competitive specific strength up to 700 °C and excellent creep and wet corrosion resistance by small additions of Mo, Ti and B. Nevertheless, a Mo content of above 2 at.% which is needed for optimum corrosion resistance results in enhanced brittleness, especially at room temperature. This is why alloys with these Mo fractions were only mechanically tested under compressive loading so far. Still, testing of static and creep properties under tensile loading is required for reliable component design. Besides high standards for crack-free processing, data acquisition for tensile loads is especially complicated by environmental embrittling effects for iron aluminides. To cope with these challenges, the AiF research project “WAFEAL – Materials applications for iron aluminides” was initiated. The main goal is to collect standardised data on ambient and high-temperature tensile properties and creep properties. Samples with a nominal composition of Fe-26Al-4Mo-0.5Ti-1B [at.%] were manufactured via centrifugal casting in ceramic shell moulds followed by machining. Heat treatment for homogenisation and final polishing were carried out where appropriate. A summary of the achieved tensile and creep properties such as yield and tensile strength, maximum elongation, secondary creep rate and stress exponents will be given. Results will be also discussed regarding the influence of temperature, stress level and microstructure on the damage mechanisms. Furthermore, the effect of different alloy concentrations on the mechanical response at different temperatures will be outlined within a small experimental series. T2 - MSE Congress 2022 CY - Darmstadt, Germany DA - 27.09.2022 KW - Fe-Al alloys KW - Intermetallics KW - Iron aluminides KW - Tensile data KW - High temperature mechanical properties KW - Creep data KW - Fractography PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55993 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Abel, Andreas A1 - Rosalie, Julian A1 - Reinsch, Stefan A1 - Zapala, Pawel A1 - Michels, Heiner A1 - Skrotzki, Birgit T1 - Influence of Mo and B additions in intermetallic near-Fe3Al alloys on microstructure and mechanical properties N2 - Iron aluminides, already reported in the late 19th century, did not cease to attract the interest of scientists and engineers ever since. Besides good oxidation resistance, low density and resource availability, potentials for hightemperature strengths that compete with high-alloy steels were unlocked by low alloy contents. Still, research on alloy design continues, as alloying usually comes at the price of brittleness in low-temperature regimes. A potential candidate is the quinary Fe–Al–Mo–Ti–B system which is strengthened by solid solution and eutectic borides. It was shown to have good strength and outstanding creep resistance under compressive loading up to elevated temperatures. Although the individual effect of alloy additions is well understood in iron aluminides, little is known about the combined effects of alloying concentrations on microstructure, phase stability and mechanical properties. Therefore a systematic study of two Ti-doped near-Fe3Al alloys with varying contents of Mo (2–4 at.%) and B (0.5–1 at.%) was conducted. In total eight different alloys were fabricated by investment casting into ceramic shell molds. Alloys were characterized and compared by grain size, phase transitions, microstructure evolution as well as elemental compositions and volume fractions of phases. For mechanical characterization, macrohardness and microhardness tests as well as tensile tests at ambient and high tempera tures were conducted. Independent of alloy additions, alloys with 24–25 at.% Al exhibit superior proof strength due to a higher matrix hardness. Decreasing B content generally decreases strength by lower secondary phase fractions which contribute via particle hardening. Reducing Mo content decreases both the solute concentration in the matrix and secondary phase fractions. Surprisingly, strength is similar or even superior to alloys with higher Mo content. Strength relations are discussed with a focus on solid-solution hardening theory and other competing strengthening mechanisms. KW - Materials Chemistry KW - Metals and Alloys KW - Mechanical Engineering KW - Mechanics of Materials KW - General Chemistry PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-585284 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intermet.2023.108074 VL - 163 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-58528 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Abel, Andreas A1 - Zapala, P. T1 - Materials Applications FeAl (WAFEAL) N2 - The increasing importance of resource availability and closed-loop material cycles are driving materials research to reduce alloying content in conventional materials or even substitute them with more sustainable alternatives. Intermetallic iron aluminide alloys (FeAl) present a potential alternative. Many alloy concepts for improved high-temperature properties or ductility have already been successfully implemented in casting technologies on a laboratory scale. However, successful testing of FeAl alloys on an industrial scale was still pending at the beginning of the project. Therefore, the aim of the project was to develop simulation-based casting concepts for industrial casting processes using the base alloy Fe-26Al-4Mo-0.5Ti-1B and to narrow down process limits by means of hot cracking tests. Findings were transferred into practice-oriented guidelines for casting of iron aluminides, which is accessible to future applicants in SMEs. The focus was placed on centrifugal casting combined with investment casting or die casting. In addition to numerous design and casting process parameters, heat treatments and alloying additions (Al, Mo, B) were varied to determine the influence of alloying elements on castability, microstructure and mechanical properties. Data from microstructure analyses (microscopic imaging, determination of grain sizes as well as phase compositions and volume fractions, fractography), mechanical tests (hardness measurements, compression tests, ambient and high-temperature tensile tests, creep tests) as well as measurements of thermophysical properties could be generated on the base alloy. Correlations of materials data with process variables allowed conclusions to be drawn on strengthening mechanisms and ductility of the alloy and how they can be controlled in terms of processing and component design. Successful casting of highly complex components with thin wall thicknesses and optimised alloy compositions points out prospects for new fields of application. T2 - FVV Transfer + Netzwerktreffen | Informationstagung – Frühjahr 2023 CY - Würzburg, Germany DA - 29.03.2023 KW - Fe-Al alloys KW - Intermetallics KW - Iron aluminides KW - Microstructure-property-correlation KW - High temperature mechanical properties KW - Creep data KW - Tensile data KW - Fractography KW - Casting PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57248 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Abel, Andreas A1 - Zapala, P. A1 - Michels, H. A1 - Skrotzki, Birgit T1 - Materials applications of iron aluminide (FeAl), (WAFEAL) T1 - Werkstoffanwendungen für Eisenaluminide (FeAl), (WAFEAL) N2 - The increasing importance of resource availability and closed-loop material cycles are driving materials research to reduce alloying content in conventional materials or even substitute them with more sustainable alternatives. Intermetallic iron aluminide alloys (FeAl) present a potential alternative. Many alloy concepts for improved high-temperature properties or ductility have already been successfully implemented in casting technologies on a laboratory scale. However, successful testing of FeAl alloys on an industrial scale was still pending at the beginning of the project. Therefore, the aim of the project was to develop simulation based casting concepts for industrial casting processes using the base alloy Fe-26Al-4Mo-0.5Ti-1B and to narrow down process limits by means of hot cracking tests. Findings were transferred into practice-oriented guidelines for casting of iron aluminides, which is accessible to future applicants in SMEs. The focus was placed on centrifugal casting combined with investment casting or die casting. In addition to numerous design and casting process parameters, heat treatments and alloying additions (Al, Mo, B) were varied to determine the influence of alloying elements on castability, microstructure and mechanical properties. Data from microstructure analyses (microscopic imaging, determination of grain sizes as well as phase compositions and volume fractions, fractography), mechanical tests (hardness measurements, compression tests, ambient and high-temperature tensile tests, creep tests) as well as measurements of thermophysical properties could be generated on the base alloy. Correlations of materials data with process variables allowed conclusions to be drawn on strengthening mechanisms and ductility of the alloy and how they can be controlled in terms of processing and component design. Successful casting of highly complex components with thin wall thicknesses and optimised alloy compositions points out prospects for new fields of application. N2 - Die zunehmende geopolitische Bedeutung der Ressourcenverfügbarkeit sowie die Anforderungen an einen geschlossenen Materialkreislauf treiben die Materialforschung voran, um konventionelle Werkstoffe mit weniger kritischen Zusätzen zu legieren oder sogar vollständig mit nachhaltigeren Alternativen zu substituieren. Eine potenzielle Alternative stellen die intermetallischen Eisenaluminid-Legierungen (FeAl) dar. Im Labormaßstab wurden bereits viele Legierungskonzepte für verbesserte Hochtemperatureigenschaften oder Duktilität erfolgreich gießtechnisch umgesetzt. Eine erfolgreiche Erprobung von FeAl-Legierungen im industriellen Maßstab stand zu Beginn des Projekts aber weiterhin aus. Ziel des Vorhabens war daher die Entwicklung von simulationsgestützten Gießkonzepten in industrienahe Gießprozesse anhand der Modelllegierung Fe-26Al-4Mo-0,5Ti-1B und die Eingrenzung der prozesstechnischen Verfahrensgrenzen durch Warmrissversuche. Erkenntnisse hieraus wurden in einen praxisorientierten, für zukünftige Anwender in KMUs zugänglichen Handlungskatalog für die gießgerechte Auslegung von Bauteilen aus Eisenaluminiden überführt. Fokus wurde insbesondere auf das Feinguss- und Kokillengussverfahren im Schleuderguss gesetzt. Neben zahlreicher Konstruktions- und Gießprozessparameter wurden auch Wärmebehandlungen und Legierungszusätze (Al, Mo, B) variiert, um den Einfluss von Legierungselementen auf Gießbarkeit, Mikrostruktur und mechanische Kennwerte zu bestimmen. Eine umfangreiche Basis an Daten aus Mikrostrukturanalysen (Mikroskopische Bildgebung, Bestimmung von Korngrößen sowie Phasenzusammensetzungen und -anteilen, Fraktographie), mechanischen Tests (Härtemessungen, Druckversuch, Zugversuch, Warmzugversuch, Kriechversuch) sowie Messungen thermophysikalischer Eigenschaften konnte für die Modelllegierung erzeugt werden. Korrelationen dieser Informationen mit Prozessvariablen erlaubten Schlussfolgerungen zu Härtungsmechanismen und Duktilität in der Legierung und wie sie prozesstechnisch in Gieß- und Bauteilauslegung gesteuert werden können. Der erfolgreiche Abguss von hochkomplexen Bauteilgeometrien mit dünnen Wandstärken sowie optimierte Legierungszusammensetzungen zeigen Perspektiven auf neue Anwendungsfelder auf. T2 - FVV Transfer + Netzwerktreffen | Informationstagung – Frühjahr 2023 CY - Würzburg, Germany DA - 29.03.2023 KW - Fe-Al alloys KW - Intermetallics KW - Iron aluminides KW - Microstructure-property-correlation KW - High temperature mechanical properties KW - Creep data KW - Tensile data KW - Fractography KW - Casting PY - 2023 VL - R604 SP - 1 EP - 32 PB - FVV e. V. CY - Frankfurt a.M. AN - OPUS4-57247 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Agudo Jácome, Leonardo T1 - The Al4-xZr5(Ox-y) Trojan horse in the AlMo0.5NbTiTa0.5Zr refractory high entropy superalloy N2 - Unlike conventional alloys, which typically consist of one main element, high-entropy alloys (HEAs) contain five or more principal elements, which broaden chemical complexity and with it a realm of synergistic mechanisms. The AlMo0.5NbTa0.5TiZr HEA initiated a subclass of Al-containing refractory (r)HEAs that has recently drawn attention [2]. The alloy has a superalloy-resembling B2/bcc nanostructure, which inspired its name refractory high entropy superalloy (RSA). With high-temperature (HT) compressive strengths beyond conventional Ni-based superalloys, this nanostructure could be used for improved HT structural applications. However, in the application-relevant HT regime the Al-Zr-rich B2 phase decomposes to form a hexagonal Al-Zr-based intermetallic (Al4-xZr5; x: 0..1) [3,4]. This work explores the fascinating yet fatal micromechanisms associated to this phase transformation, in the context of creep, annealing and oxidation experiments performed between 800 and 1200 °C. The material was produced by arc-melting and heat treatment in argon, which lead to grain boundaries decorated with up to 7%. Interrupted constant-load creep tests were performed under vacuum (at 10-4 Pa), at 900–1100 °C with external tensile stresses of 30–120 MPa. Oxidation experiments were separately conducted for 24 hours at 800 and 1000 °C in both dry (21% O2 + 79% N2) and humid (8% O2 + 74% N2 + 18% H2O) air. After the experiments, the samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy to reveal degradation mechanisms. Crystallographic texture, orientation relationships and stabilization of an oxygen-containing iso structure (Al4-xZr5(Ox-y); y: 0..x) of the Al-Zr-rich intermetallic are found and discussed. T2 - BCC Superalloy Network Opening Workshop CY - Reutte, Austria DA - 08.02.2024 KW - High entropy alloy KW - Superalloy KW - Degradation KW - Electron microscopy KW - Microstructure PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59833 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Agudo Jácome, Leonrado T1 - Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Laser Powder Bed Fused Inconel 718 at Room and High Temperature N2 - The nickel-base superalloy Inconel 718 (IN718) is one of the most commonly used Ni-based superalloys for high temperature structural applications for its remarkable strength, as well as creep, fatigue, and corrosion resistance up to 650 °C. While IN718 has traditionally been employed as cast or wrought material, it is difficult to machine because of its high strength and toughness. The additive manufacturing of IN718 components made by metal AM has thus gained extensive attention to produce expensive near-net shaped components of high-temperature alloys such as IN718, for it saves material and costs in processing and machining steps. Among all metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M) is the most widespread, IN718 being one of the most common alloys produced with it. However, high cooling rates associated to the PBF-LB/M process, hinders the primary strengthening phases γ’’ and γ’ to form, as these cooling rates induce a dislocation cellular substructure, at which walls primary Laves phases bind segregating Nb, Ti and Mo. Many of the therefore needed heat-treatment strategies can then promote Laves-phase transformation into the stable δ phase along the cell and grain boundaries. Laves and δ phases, as well as grain-boundary primary carbides may have adverse effects on mechanical properties. The mostly needle-shaped δ phase was namely found to have a detrimental effect on creep rupture life while no direct effect on LCF fatigue life was evident. In this work room- and high-temperature (650 °C) low-cycle fatigue behavior of PBF-LB/M IN718 is investigated in the four-step heat-treated state and compared to wrought IN718. The microstructure of both materials is characterized across length scales via microscopy methods. The fatigue life at room temperature of the PBF-LB/M IN718 material is slightly lower than that for the wrought material, which is reversed at 650 °C. The cyclic stress response for both materials is marked by cyclic softening that is more pronounced at higher test temperatures. Multiple secondary cracks form at high strain amplitudes, at both room and high temperatures. High testing temperatures enhance specially crack formation at the transitions of regions between elongated grains and columns of stacked grains with ripple patterns in the PBF-LB/M material. Additional to this behavior, pronounced crack branching and deflection indicate that the cracks are controlled by sharp micromechanical gradients. T2 - EUROMAT 2025 CY - Granada, Spain DA - 14.09.2025 KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Low-cycle fatigue KW - Microstructural characterization KW - Ni-base superalloy PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64354 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Avila Calderon, Luis Alexander A1 - Schriever, Sina A1 - Hang, Y. A1 - Olbricht, Jürgen A1 - Portella, P. D. A1 - Skrotzki, Birgit T1 - Creep reference data of single-crystal Ni-based superalloy CMSX-6 N2 - The article presents creep data for the single-crystal, [001]-oriented nickel-based superalloy CMSX-6, tested at a temperature of 980 °C under initial stresses ranging from 140 MPa to 230 MPa. The constant-load creep experiments were performed in accordance with DIN EN ISO 204:2019–4 standard within an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory. A total of 12 datasets are included, each of which includes the percentage creep extension as a function of time. The data series and associated metadata were systematically documented using a data schema specifically developed for creep data of single-crystal Ni-based superalloys. This dataset serves multiple purposes: it can be used to compare with one's own creep test results on similar materials, to verify testing setups (e.g., by replicating tests on the same or comparable materials), to calibrate and validate creep models, and to support alloy development efforts. KW - NFDI MatWerk KW - Referenzdaten KW - Kriechen KW - CMSX-6 KW - Digitalisierung PY - 2026 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-654056 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2025.112436 VL - 65 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-65405 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -