The Effect of Hardness on Eddy Current Residual Stress Profiling in Shot-Peened Nickel Alloys

Abu-Nabah, Bassam A.; Hassan, Waled; Ryan, Daniel P.; Blodgett, Mark P.; Nagy, Péter B.

doi:10.1007/s10921-010-0072-6

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“…4. The results clearly confirm that RR1000 exhibits the general monotonic trend between the hardness and the conductivity, as observed in the previous research works [4][5][6]. As mentioned earlier, the literature attributes the hardness influence of conductivity in nickel-based alloys on J'' and G phase precipitates.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…In a recent study, Pereira et al [6] compared the hardness and the conductivity of IN718 with the lattice constant to examine the underlying mechanisms. It is consistently concluded from these research works [4][5][6] that the electrical conductivity of the material is influenced significantly by the evolution of precipitates during thermal aging. Formation and subsequent coarsening of J'' precipitates removes solute atoms from the matrix, causing a reduction in electron scattering and an increase in conductivity.…”

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confidence: 70%

“…Abu-Nabah et al [4] investigated the hardness influence on eddy current response of IN718 material through different heat treatment cycles. A significant correlation between bulk conductivity (measured as AECC, Apparent Eddy Current Conductivity) and hardness of the material is observed as both AECC and hardness increased monotonically with an increase in time and temperature of thermal aging.…”

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Influence of Heat Treatment on the Conductivity of Nickel-Based Superalloys

Castagne

Annamalai

Zheng

et al. 2015

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Abstract. Non-destructive measurement of residual stress at the subsurface of nickel-based alloys using eddy current method has been limited by its sensitivity to its microstructure, especially to the precipitates. This paper investigates the effect of heat treatment on the electrical conductivity of RR1000, a nickel-based superalloy with a large fraction of J' precipitates. Different heat treatment conditions, ranging from solution heat treatment to precipitation hardening with different aging times and temperatures, are used to achieve varying initial microstructures. Hardness of the samples is measured first to quantify the heat treated samples followed by the measurement of electrical conductivity using the conductivity probes of frequencies between 1 MHz and 5 MHz. The relationship between the hardness and conductivity of the heat treated samples is then correlated further. The results highlight the significant influence of heat treatment on the sample hardness and the electrical conductivity of RR1000.

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Influence of Heat Treatment on the Conductivity of Nickel-Based Superalloys

Castagne

Annamalai

Zheng

et al. 2015

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“…Eddy current (EC) method has been studied regarding its potential for measuring subsurface and surface residual stress based on the empirical piezoresistivity effect [2][3][4][5][6]. It has been reported that shot peening-induced change in conductivity measured using the EC method is affected by the microstructure of the material [5,[7][8].The objective of this study is to understand how the microstructure of the samples affect the eddy current measurements. This paper talks about the quantification of size and concentration of the secondary phase precipitates (γ', γ", δ and metal carbides) and their effects on the conductivity of Inconel 718.…”

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Quantification of precipitates and their effects on the response of nickel-base superalloy to shot peening

Chandrasekar¹,

Lo²,

Frishman³

et al. 2012

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This paper reports on a microstructural study of a nickel-base superalloy, Inconel 718, with a focus on quantifying precipitate density and their effects on conductivity variations. The study is motivated by eddy current (EC) characterization of residual stresses, where observed EC signals are attempted to correlate with stress profiles of shot peened superalloy surfaces. It has been observed that the correlation is less universal than anticipated, and in fact strongly influenced by the material hardness, or the aging conditions. For example, the soft sample surface exhibits significantly stronger EC signals than the fully hardened sample when both are shot peened at the same Almen intensity. Thus, the objective of the present study is to examine this complex material response against aging and shot peening treatments at the microstructure scale, by the use of techniques such as transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). We will describe preparations of a series of Inconel 718 samples that was aged and shot peened at various conditions, and present microstructural data obtained from SEM and TEM images such as precipitate densities, correlated with bulk properties such as the hardness and conductivity. ABSTRACT. This paper reports on a microstructural study of a nickel-base superalloy, Inconel 718, with a focus on quantifying precipitate density and their effects on conductivity variations. The study is motivated by eddy current (EC) characterization of residual stresses, where observed EC signals are attempted to correlate with stress profiles of shot peened superalloy surfaces. It has been observed that the correlation is less universal than anticipated, and in fact strongly influenced by the material hardness, or the aging conditions. For example, the soft sample surface exhibits significantly stronger EC signals than the fully hardened sample when both are shot peened at the same Almen intensity. Thus, the objective of the present study is to examine this complex material response against aging and shot peening treatments at the microstructure scale, by the use of techniques such as transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). We will describe preparations of a series of Inconel 718 samples that was aged and shot peened at various conditions, and present microstructural data obtained from SEM and TEM images such as precipitate densities, correlated with bulk properties such as the hardness and conductivity.

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“…Despite the significant potential of EC, several challenges have been identified against development of the measurement technique for residual stress characterization. In particular, it has been found in recent studies that the EC responses of Inconel 718 to shot peening depend on the underlying microstructures [5][6][7][8]. These findings indicate the confounding effects of metallurgical factors on EC residual stress measurements, and raised doubts about the applicability of the empirical piezoresistivity relationship to shotpeened surfaces without modification or compensation for the competing effects of peening-induced changes in the material conditions.…”

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Effects of cold work on near-surface conductivity profiles in laser shock peened and shot peened nickel-base superalloy

Lesthaeghe¹,

Larson²,

Chandrasekar³

et al. 2013

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This paper reports on a study of the effects of cold work induced by surface enhancement treatment on conductivity profiles in nickel-base superalloys, as part of the on-going efforts aimed at evaluating the feasibility of characterizing near-surface residual stress profiles in peened engine components using a swept frequency eddy current (SFEC) technique. The approach is based on the empirical piezoresistivity effect that correlates conductivity changes with residual stress, but recent studies have shown that conductivity changes induced by peening processes are also influenced by metallurgical factors such as cold work. In this study, conductivity deviation profiles were obtained by model-based inversion of SFEC signals from a set of aged Inconel 718 samples, which were either shot peened or laser shock peened to produce different residual stress and cold work profiles. The laser shock peened samples exhibit a larger increase in surface conductivity and deeper conductivity profiles, which are attributed to a smaller amount of surface cold work and deeper residual stress profiles created by laser shock peening than by shot peening. ABSTRACT. This paper reports on a study of the effects of cold work induced by surface enhancement treatment on conductivity profiles in nickel-base superalloys, as part of the on-going efforts aimed at evaluating the feasibility of characterizing near-surface residual stress profiles in peened engine components using a swept frequency eddy current (SFEC) technique. The approach is based on the empirical piezoresistivity effect that correlates conductivity changes with residual stress, but recent studies have shown that conductivity changes induced by peening processes are also influenced by metallurgical factors such as cold work. In this study, conductivity deviation profiles were obtained by model-based inversion of SFEC signals from a set of aged Inconel 718 samples, which were either shot peened or laser shock peened to produce different residual stress and cold work profiles. The laser shock peened samples exhibit a larger increase in surface conductivity and deeper conductivity profiles, which are attributed to a smaller amount of surface cold work and deeper residual stress profiles created by laser shock peening than by shot peening.

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The Effect of Hardness on Eddy Current Residual Stress Profiling in Shot-Peened Nickel Alloys

Cited by 38 publications

References 28 publications

Influence of Heat Treatment on the Conductivity of Nickel-Based Superalloys

Influence of Heat Treatment on the Conductivity of Nickel-Based Superalloys

Quantification of precipitates and their effects on the response of nickel-base superalloy to shot peening

Effects of cold work on near-surface conductivity profiles in laser shock peened and shot peened nickel-base superalloy

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