Modification of the jogged-screw model for creep of {gamma}-TiAl
- Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
- Univ. of Cincinnati, OH (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
During the high-temperature creep of the {gamma}-phase (L1{sub 0} structure) of a near-gamma Ti-48Al microstructure, observations using transmission electron microscopy indicate that [a/2{l_angle}110] or ``unit`` dislocation activity is a dominant deformation mode. These unit dislocations tend to be elongated along the screw orientation, and exhibit a large number of localized pinning points. Tilting experiments demonstrate that these pinning points are associated with jogs on the screw dislocations, suggesting that the jogged-screw model for creep should be appropriate in this case. However, it is shown that in its conventional formulation, the jogged-screw model is not capable of reproducing the measured creep response (i.e., stress exponents or absolute creep rates). Microscopic observations also demonstrate that a spectrum of jog heights are present, with some as large as 40 nm, based on present observations. A modification of the jogged-screw model is proposed in which the average jog height is assumed to depend on stress. This modified model results in good agreement between predicted and measured creep rates while using reasonable model parameters. Additional implications of the model and required experiments to further validate the model are also discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 345094
- Journal Information:
- Acta Materialia, Journal Name: Acta Materialia Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 47; ISSN 1359-6454; ISSN ACMAFD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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