Patent ID: 7074284
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: C22F

Abstract:
1. A heat treatment process for a single-crystal or directionally solidified material body comprising a nickel-based superalloy with a volumetric γ′ content V tot after complete heat treatment of at least 50%, the material body being solution-annealed and then γ′ particles being precipitated in various sizes at different temperatures wherein, at a first temperature, γ′ particles of larger than 1 μm are precipitated in a proportion by volume of V tot −V 1 of less than 50%, where V 1 is the proportion of the γ′ particles which is larger than 1 μm, and, at least at a second temperature, γ′ particles of less than 1 μm are precipitated, wherein the precipitation of γ′ particles of greater than 1 μm in a material with a composition of (% by weight) Ni—6.5% Cr—9.6% Co—0.6% Mo—6.4% W—6.5% Ta—3% Re—5.6% Al—1.0% Ti—0.2 Hf—230 ppm C—70 ppm B is carried out a temperature of between 1180° C. and 1275° C.