When significant resistance to loading under static, fatigue and creep conditions is required, the superalloys have emerged as the materials of choice for high temperature applications. This is particularly true when operating temperatures are beyond about 800C. This is the case for gas turbines used for (i) jet propulsion, e.g. the 100,000 lb thrust engines used for powering large two-engined ...

A priori derivation for the extra free energy caused by the passing electric current in metal is presented. The analytical expression and its discrete format in support of the numerical calculation of thermodynamics in electric current metallurgy have been developed. This enables the calculation of electric current distribution, current-induced temperature distribution and free energy sequence ...