Faculty Advisor
Sisson, Richard D.
Sponsor
Pratt & Whitney Group
Abstract
The goal of this project was to determine the microstructural effects of flash fires on rotor disk material Inconel 718. An oxy-acetylene torch simulated flash fire conditions by heating samples for times ranging from one to thirty minutes to temperatures upwards of 1050 C. Flash fire simulation on Inconel 718 caused migration of the [delta] phase to grain boundaries, variation of grain sizes throughout the sample, and coarsening of [delta] particles.
Publisher
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Accepted
January 2006
Major
Mechanical Engineering
Project Type
Major Qualifying Project
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Advisor Department
Mechanical Engineering
Advisor Program
Mechanical Engineering