Claims
- 1. A method for heat treating an iron-nickel-chromium alloy consisting essentially of about 25% to 45% nickel, 10% to 16% chromium, 1.5% to 3% of an element selected from the group consisting of molybdenum and niobium, about 1% to 3% titanium, about 0.5% to 3.0% aluminum and the remainder substantially all iron; which method comprises the steps of heating the alloy to a temperature in the range of 1000.degree. C. to 1100.degree. C. for 30 seconds to 1 hour followed by a furnace-cool, cold-working the alloy 10% to 80%, heating the alloy to a temperature of about 750.degree. C. to 800.degree. C. for 4-15 hours followed by an air-cool, and then heating the alloy to a temperature in the range of 650.degree. C. to 700.degree. C. for 2-20 hours followed by an air-cool.
- 2. The method claim 1 wherein the alloy is initially heated to a temperature in the range of 1025.degree. C. to 1075.degree. C. for 2-5 minutes.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein said alloy is cold-worked by cold rolling 20% to 60%.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein said alloy is cold-rolled 30% to 50%.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein said alloy is in the form of a tube and is cold-worked by drawing the tube to produce a reduction of 15% to 35%.
- 6. The method of claim 5 wherein said reduction is within the range of 20% to 30%.
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein, after cold-working, said alloy is heated to a temperature of about 775.degree. C. for 8 hours followed by an air-cool.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein the method steps comprise heating to a temperature of 1025.degree. C. to 1075.degree. C. for 2-5 minutes followed by a furnace-cool, cold-working the alloy 20% to 60%, heating the alloy to a temperature of about 775.degree. C. for 8 hours followed by an air-cool, and then heating the alloy to a temperature of 700.degree. C. for 2 hours followed by an air-cool.
- 9. The method according to claim 1 wherein said element is molybdenum.
- 10. The method according to claim 1 or 9 further comprising the forming of a microstructure in said alloy having dislocations and a bimodal distribution of gamma prime precipitates.
- 11. The method according to claim 10 wherein said dislocations comprise interwoven dislocated cell structures which are pinned by said bimodal gamma prime precipitates.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a Continuation-in-Part of Application Ser. No. 061,229, filed July 27, 1979 abandoned.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT STATEMENT
The present invention was made or conceived during the performance of work under Contract No. EY-76-C-14-2170 with the Department of Energy.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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