Ab Initio Modeling of Bulk and Intragranular Diffusion in Ni Alloys
importance for understanding mechanisms of grain boundary (GB) oxidation causing environmental degradation and cracking of Ni-base structural alloys. In this study, first-principles calculations of vacancy-mediated diffusion are performed across a wide series of alloying elements commonly used in Ni-based superalloys, as well as interstitial diffusion of atomic oxygen and sulfur in the bulk, at the (111) surface, <110> symmetric tilt GBs of Ni corresponding to model low- (Σ=3/(111)) and high-energy (Σ=9/(221)) GBs. A substantial enhancement of diffusion is found for all species at the high-energy GB as compared to the bulk and the low-energy GB, with Cr, Mn and Ti exhibiting remarkably small activation barriers (<0.1 eV; ~10 times lower than in the bulk). Calculations also show that the bulk diffusion mechanism and kinetics differ for oxygen and sulfur, with oxygen having a faster mobility and preferentially diffusing through the tetrahedral interstitial sites in Ni matrix where it can be trapped in a local minimum.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 1208705
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-110894; 48274; KC0202040
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 6(9):1618-1623, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 6(9):1618-1623
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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