Microstructural degradation of polycrystalline superalloys from oxidized carbides and implications on crack initiation

Surface connected carbides in a polycrystalline superalloy oxidized at 750 °C in air were studied as potential crack initiation sites. Lattice rotations measured in the γ/γ′ grains using high-resolution electron backscatter diffraction enabled investigation of the plastic deformation induced solely...

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Main Authors: Kontis, P, Collins, D, Wilkinson, A, Reed, R, Raabe, D, Gault, B
Format: Journal article
Published: Elsevier 2018