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Book SynopsisSuperalloys are unique high-temperature materials used in gas turbine engines, which display excellent resistance to mechanical and chemical degradation. This book introduces the metallurgical principles which have guided their development. Suitable for graduate students and researchers, it includes exercises and additional resources at www.cambridge.org/9780521859042.
Trade Review'…the content is as relevant to those who design jet engines, as it is to advanced metallurgists who are charged with developing the superalloys even further.' The Aeronautical Journal
Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The physical metallurgy of nickel and its alloys; 3. Single crystal superalloys for blade applications; 4. Superalloys for turbine disc applications; 5. Environmental degradation: the role of coatings; 6. Summary and future trends.