Hardening nickel-chromium-iron-titanium-aluminium alloy with good wear resistance, creep strength, corrosion resistance and processability

Abstract

Age-hardening nickel-chromium-cobalt-titanium-aluminum wrought alloy with very good wear resistance combined with very good creep strength, good high-temperature corrosion resistance and good processability, the alloy including (in % by mass) >18 to 26% chromium, 1.5 to 3.0% titanium, 0.6 to 2.0% aluminum, 5.0 to 40% cobalt, 0.005 to 0.10% carbon, 0.0005 to 0.050% nitrogen, 0.0005 to 0.030% phosphorus, max. 0.010% sulfur, max. 0.020% oxygen, max. 0.70% silicon, max. 2.0% manganese, max. 0.05% magnesium, max. 0.05% calcium, max. 0.5% molybdenum, max. 0.5% tungsten, max. 0.2% niobium, max. 0.5% copper, max. 0.5% vanadium, optionally 0 to 20% Fe, optionally 0 to 0.20% Zr, optionally 0.0001 to 0.008% boron, optionally 0-0.20% Y, La, Ce, Ce mixed metal, and/or Hf, and/or 0-0.60% Ta, remainder nickel and the conventional process-related impurities are adjusted in contents of max. 0.002% Pb, max. 0.002% Zn, max. 0.002% Sn, wherein the nickel content is greater than 35%, wherein the relationship Cr+Fe+Co≥25% (1) has to be satisfied in order to achieve good wear resistance, and the relationship fh≥0 (2a), where fh=6.49+3.88 Ti+1.36 Al−0.301 Fe+(0.759−0.0209 Co) Co−0.428 Cr−28.2 C, (2) has to be satisfied in order that an adequate strength at higher temperatures is provided, wherein Ti, Al, Fe, Co, Cr and C are the concentration of the elements in question in % by mass and fh is given in %.