RESEARCH ON REFRACTORY SUPERALLOYS IN THE HTM 21 PROJECT

It was proposed that a new class of alloys based on platinum group metals (PGMs) were calle drefractory superalloys. These refractory superalloys have an fcc and L12 coherent two-phase structure (similar to that of Ni-based superalloys), high melting temperatures and good potential as structural materials used at temperatures up to 1800℃. Our recent results on the microstructure evolution, deformation and fracture behavior of some of these refracotry superaUoys, especial lr- and Rh-base refractory superalloys were reported.