PCC The Rhenium Reduction paper discusses the challenge of engineering material compositions to minimize the amount of Rhenium

consumed. This concept of availability and functionality of certain metals was also brought up at the Rhenium Alloy plant. 1. Select three elements that are used in superalloys and state which material property they affect or why they are used. Nickel, Cobalt, Nickel-Iron At PCC they discussed design restrictions on specific parts including thermal and mechanical fatigue and creep resistance. The composition as well as grain boundaries were controlled to accommodate these requirements. 2. What were the three different grain structures? Cant remember from the slide show 3. Which would be used at the highest temperature range? Why? Single-crystal 4. How was the grain growth controlled? Wax molds