TY - JOUR N2 - The paper presents results of calorimetric studies of foundry nickel superalloys: IN100, IN713C, Mar - M247 and ŻS6 U. Particular attention was paid to determination of phase transiti ons temperatures during heating and cooling. The samples were heated to a temperature of 1500°C with a rate of 10°C ⋅ min – 1 and then held at this temperature for 5 min. After a complete melting, the samples were cooled with the same rat e. Argon with a purity of 99.99% constituted the protective atmosphere. The sample was placed in an alundum crucible with a capacity of 0.45 cm 3 . Temperature and heat calibration was carried out based on the mel ting point of high- purity Ni. The tests were carried out by the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) using a Multi HTC high -temperature calorimeter from Setaram. Based on the DSC curves, the following temperatures were determined: solidus and liquidus, dissolution and precipitation of the γ ’ phase, MC carbides and melting of the γ ’ /γ eutectic. In the temperature range of 100 -1100°C, specific heat capacity of the investigated superalloys was determined. It was found that the IN713C and IN100 alloys exhibit a higher specific heat while compared to the Mar - M247 and ŻS6 U alloys. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/104583/PDF/afe-2017-0144.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/104583 PY - 2017 IS - No 4 DO - 10.1515/afe-2017-0144 KW - innovative materials and casting technologies KW - Nickel Superalloys KW - Differential scanning calorimetry KW - Specific heat A1 - Przeliorz, R. A1 - Piątkowski, J. PB - The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 17 DA - 2017 T1 - Application of DSC Method in Studies on Phase Transitions of Ni Superalloys UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/104583 T2 - Archives of Foundry Engineering ER -