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Does Σ Control Intergranular Cracking in Ni3Al?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Hui Lin  and
David P. Pope
Hui Lin
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 3231 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
David P. Pope
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 3231 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Abstract

The relation between intergranular fracture and grain boundary character was studied in Ni3Al using the electron backscattering pattern (EBSP) technique. Using specimens of small grain size, we are able to index the orientation of a large number of grains, thus improving the statistical quality of the data compared to previous results. Furthermore, we are able to characterize the boundary planes using the EBSP method because of the special specimen geometry used. It was found that Σ3 boundaries do have a substantially lower propensity for cracking as compared to other boundaries, but there is no correlation between grain boundary Σ value and the propensity for cracking for low Σ and low angle boundaries. These results are in general agreement with recent theoretical predictions of grain boundary structure.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 186: Symposium I – Alloy Phase Stability and Design , 1990 , 329
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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