On the assessment of creep damage evolution in nickel-based superalloys through correlative HR-EBSD and cECCI studies

The evolution of dislocation density with creep strain in single-crystal superalloys is studied quantitatively using high-resolution electron backscatter diffraction (HR-EBSD) and electron channelling contrast imaging under controlled diffraction conditions (cECCI). Data regarding dislocation densit...

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Main Authors: Sulzer, S, Li, Z, Zaefferer, S, Haghighat, SMH, Wilkinson, A, Raabe, D, Reed, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019
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author Sulzer, S
Li, Z
Zaefferer, S
Haghighat, SMH
Wilkinson, A
Raabe, D
Reed, R
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Li, Z
Zaefferer, S
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Wilkinson, A
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Reed, R
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description The evolution of dislocation density with creep strain in single-crystal superalloys is studied quantitatively using high-resolution electron backscatter diffraction (HR-EBSD) and electron channelling contrast imaging under controlled diffraction conditions (cECCI). Data regarding dislocation density/structure is measured for deformation at 900 °C and 450 MPa up to ≈ 1% plastic strain. Effects of chemical composition are elucidated via three purpose-designed superalloys of differing rhenium and ruthenium contents. The evidence indicates that dislocation avalanching is already prevalent at plastic strains of ≈ 0.1%; thereafter, an exponential decay in the dislocation multiplication rate is indicative of self-hardening due to dislocation constriction within the matrix channels, as confirmed by the imaging. The results are rationalised using discrete dislocation dynamics modelling: a universal dislocation evolution law emerges, which will be useful for alloy design efforts.
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spelling oxford-uuid:973e6714-e4f9-49d3-bbed-22334f8d5e0a2022-03-26T23:58:10ZOn the assessment of creep damage evolution in nickel-based superalloys through correlative HR-EBSD and cECCI studiesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:973e6714-e4f9-49d3-bbed-22334f8d5e0aEnglishSymplectic ElementsElsevier2019Sulzer, SLi, ZZaefferer, SHaghighat, SMHWilkinson, ARaabe, DReed, RThe evolution of dislocation density with creep strain in single-crystal superalloys is studied quantitatively using high-resolution electron backscatter diffraction (HR-EBSD) and electron channelling contrast imaging under controlled diffraction conditions (cECCI). Data regarding dislocation density/structure is measured for deformation at 900 °C and 450 MPa up to ≈ 1% plastic strain. Effects of chemical composition are elucidated via three purpose-designed superalloys of differing rhenium and ruthenium contents. The evidence indicates that dislocation avalanching is already prevalent at plastic strains of ≈ 0.1%; thereafter, an exponential decay in the dislocation multiplication rate is indicative of self-hardening due to dislocation constriction within the matrix channels, as confirmed by the imaging. The results are rationalised using discrete dislocation dynamics modelling: a universal dislocation evolution law emerges, which will be useful for alloy design efforts.
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Li, Z
Zaefferer, S
Haghighat, SMH
Wilkinson, A
Raabe, D
Reed, R
On the assessment of creep damage evolution in nickel-based superalloys through correlative HR-EBSD and cECCI studies
title On the assessment of creep damage evolution in nickel-based superalloys through correlative HR-EBSD and cECCI studies
title_full On the assessment of creep damage evolution in nickel-based superalloys through correlative HR-EBSD and cECCI studies
title_fullStr On the assessment of creep damage evolution in nickel-based superalloys through correlative HR-EBSD and cECCI studies
title_full_unstemmed On the assessment of creep damage evolution in nickel-based superalloys through correlative HR-EBSD and cECCI studies
title_short On the assessment of creep damage evolution in nickel-based superalloys through correlative HR-EBSD and cECCI studies
title_sort on the assessment of creep damage evolution in nickel based superalloys through correlative hr ebsd and cecci studies
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