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Seidman, David N.

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NASA NTRS2004

The Role of Rhenium on the Temporal Evolution of the Nanostructure of a Model Ni-Al-Cr-Re Superalloy

Rhenium (2 at.%) additions to a model Ni-8.5 at.% Cr-10 at.% Al alloy are studied with respect to its effects on the temporal evolution of the nanostructure and the partitioning behavior of the four elements between the gamma (fcc) and gamma' (L1(sub 2)) phases. Chemical evolution of this quaternary alloy aged at 1073 K from 0.25 to 264 h, is investigated by three-dimensional atom-probe (3DAP) microscopy. The morphology of gamma'-precipitates remains spheroidal, even at an aging time of 264 h. The results demonstrate that Re slows the coarsening of gamma'-precipitates, in comparison to the ternary Ni-10 at.% A1-8.5 at.% Cr alloy at 1073 K.

Yoon, Kevin E.↗

NASA NTRS2004

Dependence of Interfacial Excess on the Threshold Value of the Isoconcentration Surface

The proximity histogram (or proxigram for short) is used for analyzing data collected by a three-dimensional atom probe microscope. The interfacial excess of Re (2.41 +/- 0.68 atoms/sq nm) is calculated by employing a proxigram in a completely geometrically independent way for gamma/gamma' interfaces in Rene N6, a third-generation single-crystal Ni-based superalloy. A possible dependence of interfacial excess on the variation of the threshold value of an isoconcentration surface is investigated using the data collected for Rene N6 alloy. It is demonstrated that the dependence of the interfacial excess value on the threshold value of the isoconcentration surface is weak.

Yoon, Kevin E.↗

NASA NTRS2004

The Influence of Tungsten on the Chemical Composition of a Temporally Evolving Nanostructure of a Model Ni-Al-Cr Superalloy

The influence of W on the temporal evolution of gamma' precipitation toward equilibrium in a model Ni-Al-Cr alloy is investigated by three-dimensional atom-probe (3DAP) microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). We report on the alloys Ni-10 Al-8.5 Cr (at.%) and Ni-10 Al-8.5 Cr-2 W (at.%), which were aged isothermally in the gamma + gamma' two-phase field at 1073 K, for times ranging from 0.25 to 264 h. Spheroidal-shaped gamma' precipitates, 5-15 nm diameter, form during quenching from above the solvus temperature in both alloys at a high number density (approx. 10(exp 23/cu m). As gamma' precipitates grow with aging at 1073 K, a transition from spheriodal- to cuboidal-shaped precipitates is observed in both alloys. The elemental partitioning and spatially resolved concentration profiles across the gamma' precipitates are obtained as a function of aging time from three-dimensional atom-by-atom reconstructions. Proximity histogram concentration profiles of the quaternary alloy demonstrate that W concentration gradients exist in gamma' precipitates in the as-quenched and 0.25-h aging states, which disappear after 1 h of aging. The diffusion coefficient of W in gamma' is estimated to be 6.2 x 10(exp -20) sq m/s at 1073 K. The W addition decreases the coarsening rate constant, and leads to stronger partitioning of Al to gamma' and Cr to gamma.

Sudbrack, Chantal K.↗

NASA NTRS2004

The Temporal Evolution of the Nanostructure of a Model Ni-Al-Cr Superalloy

The early to the later stages of precipitation of ordered gamma'-precipitates (L1(sub 2)) in Ni-5.2 Al-14.2 Cr (at.%) are studied at 873 K. Precipitates with radii as small as 0.45 nm are characterized fully by three-dimensional atom-probe (3DAP) microscopy. Contrary to what is often assumed by theory or in models, the average precipitate composition is shown to evolve with time, such that solute concentrations decrease toward an equilibrium value given by the solvus lines. Power-law time dependencies of the number density, mean radius, and supersaturations of Al and Cr are discussed in light of theoretical predictions for Ostwald ripening.

Sudbrack, Chantal K.↗

NASA NTRS2003

Temporal Evolution of Nanostructures in a Model Nickel-Base Superalloy: Experiments and Simulations

The temporal evolution of the nanostructure of a model Ni-base superalloy (Ni-5.2 at.% Al-14.2 at.% Cr) is studied experimentally employing three-dimensional atom-probe (3DAP) microscopy in conjunction with kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulations at 600 C. It is demonstrated that not only can the mean compositions of individual gamma' (Ni3Al with the Li2 structure) precipitates be measured but the Ni, Al, and Cr concentration profiles within the precipitates can also be determined for precipitates with a mean radius ( ) as small as 0.85 nm. The three asymptotic tinie dependencies of the Lifshitz-Slyzov-Wagner (LSW) theory of coarsening (Ostwald ripening) are measured and found to deviate from its theoretical predictions: possible explanations for these discrepancies are discussed. At 0.25 hr. there is 3DAP microscope evidence for the presence of precipitates of another nickel-rich phase. ="Ni3Cr" (Ni3Cr(1-x)Al(x)), which exhibits short-range order (SRO) and that is metastable with respect to Ni3Al. This metastable phase is also found by KMC simulations and has the composition Ni3Cr(1-x)Al(x), which is Ni-2.91 at.% Al-21.98 at.% Cr at 16 hours. Our results demonstrate that the decomposition of gamma the primary gamma (FCC) phase results in the concurrent formation of an ordered phase and a disordered phase by 0.25 hours.

Sudbrack, Chantal K.↗