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Cyclic-loading-induced accumulation of geometrically necessary dislocations near grain boundaries in a an ni-based superalloy.

Journal Article · · JOM

In this study, the fatigue-induced microstructure produced in a nickel-based polycrystalline superalloy that was subjected to cyclic loading was characterized by polychromatic x-ray microdiffraction (PXM) together with in-situ neutron diffraction and transmission-electron microscopy (TEM). In-situ neutron-diffraction measurements reveal two distinct stages of the fatigue damage: cyclic hardening followed by cyclic softening. Three-dimensional spatially resolved PXM micro-Laue measurements find an increase in the density of geometrically necessary dislocations near the grain boundaries, which is accompanied by lattice rotations and grain subdivisions. The PXM results are in agreement with the in-situ neutron-diffraction and TEM results.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Sponsoring Organization:
SC; NSF; Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
977376
Report Number(s):
ANL//XSD/JA-66776
Journal Information:
JOM, Journal Name: JOM Journal Issue: 12 ; 2009 Vol. 61; ISSN JOMMER; ISSN 1047-4838
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH