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Interfacial Composition Measurements in Complex Ni-Base Superalloys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

E. L. Hall  and
J. Bentley
E. L. Hall
Affiliation:
GE Corporate Research & Development, PO Box 8, Schenectady, NY 12301, hallel@crd.ge.com
J. Bentley
Affiliation:
Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PO Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831–6376
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Abstract

In this study, three different Ni-base superalloy / heat treatment combinations are studied in an attempt to assess the role of grain boundary morphology, composition, and phase distribution on mechanical properties, particularly time-dependent fatigue crack growth. The alloys chosen include one in which crack growth can be slowed by slow-cooling, and one in which crack growth is slow in the fast-cooled state. Both x-ray spectroscopy and energy-filtered imaging in the analytical electron microscope were used to measure grain boundary composition. The x-ray spectroscopy showed some enhancement of Cr, Mo, and W in the γ matrix at grain boundaries in the fast-cooled state, which was not present after slow cooling. Energy-filtered imaging showed no significant enhancement in alloying elements at interfaces in any of the samples studied. The results did show the tendency for the γ matrix to quickly equilibrate by second-phase precipitation, and a preference to avoid γ ‘- γ’ interfaces. The conclusions of this study are that time-dependent fatigue crack growth behavior in these alloys cannot be completely explained on the basis of grain boundary composition of major alloying elements.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 458: Symposium W – Interfacial Engineering for Optimized Properties , 1996 , 121
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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