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Directly correlated transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography of grain boundary oxidation in a Ni-Al binary alloy exposed to high-temperature water

Journal Article · · Scripta Materialia
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  1. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Intergranular oxidation of a Ni-4Al alloy exposed to hydrogenated, high-temperature water was characterized using directly correlated transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography. These combined analyses revealed that discrete, well-separated oxides (NiAl2O4) precipitated along grain boundaries in the metal. Aluminum was depleted from the grain boundary between oxides and also from one side of the boundary as a result of grain boundary migration. The discrete oxide morphology, disconnected from the continuous surface oxidation, suggests intergranular solid-state internal oxidation of Al. Keywords: oxidation; grain boundaries; nickel alloys; atom probe tomography; transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States), Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1091993
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA--96103; 47700; KC0202040
Journal Information:
Scripta Materialia, Journal Name: Scripta Materialia Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 69; ISSN 1359-6462
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English