An Atom Probe Tomography study of site preference and partitioning in a nickel-based superalloy
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Journal Article
Abstract
Atom Probe Tomography (APT) has been utilised for an in-depth examination of the commercial polycrystalline Ni-based superalloy RR1000, assessing compositions of the primary, secondary and tertiary γ′ phases. Clear differences in the phase chemistries are noted, particularly for the tertiary γ′ to which much of the alloy strength is attributed. Trace amounts of Hf are found to segregate strongly to the primary and secondary γ′ phases, but also exhibit an extended diffusion profile across the γ-γ′ interface up to 80 nm wide. Ti, Al and Mo demonstrate similar, yet not as pronounced diffusion profiles, indicating assumed phase chemistries may not be representative of those regions adjacent to the γ-γ′ interface. Within γ′, unique element site-occupancy preferences for this alloy were identified. Finally, the grain boundary chemistry across a γ-γ interface and that of an intragranular boride were analysed, identifying the latter as a mixed M5B3 boride rich in Mo and Cr. These demonstrate further the depth of information on Ni-alloys accessible by APT, while the overall implications of results in comparison with other in-service/model alloys are also discussed.
Date Issued
2017-02-15
Date Acceptance
2016-11-20
Citation
Acta Materialia, 2017, 125 (1), pp.156-165
ISSN
1359-6454
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
156
End Page
165
Journal / Book Title
Acta Materialia
Volume
125
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2016 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Materials Science
Superalloys
Aerospace materials
Hafnium
Atom Probe Tomography
GRAIN-BOUNDARY
1ST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATIONS
BEHAVIOR
SINGLE
SEGREGATION
INTERFACE
RUTHENIUM
FATIGUE
CO
MICROSTRUCTURE
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2016-12-10