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Stability of Ni3(Al, Ti) Gamma Prime Precipitates in a Nickel-Based Superalloy Inconel X-750 Under Heavy Ion Irradiation

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Phase stability of Ni3(Al, Ti) precipitates in Inconel X-750 under cascade damage was studied using heavy ion irradiation with transmission electron microscope (TEM) in situ observations. From 333 K to 673 K (60 °C to 400 °C), ordered Ni3(Al, Ti) precipitates became completely disordered at low irradiation dose of 0.06 displacement per atom (dpa). At higher dose, a trend of precipitate dissolution occurring under disordered state was observed, which is due to the ballistic mixing effect by irradiation. However, at temperatures greater than 773 K (500 °C), the precipitates stayed ordered up to 5.4 dpa, supporting the view that irradiation-induced disordering/dissolution and thermal recovery reach a balance between 673 K and 773 K (400 °C and 500 °C). Effects of Ti/Al ratio and irradiation dose rate are also discussed.

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The current study is funded by the Canada UNENE-CRD Project, National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Industry Research Chair of Nuclear Program. Electron microscopy was accomplished at the Electron Microscopy Centre for Materials Research at Argonne National Laboratory, supported by the US Department of Energy Office of Science. The authors thank Mr. Pete Boldo and Mr. Ed Ryan of Argonne National Lab for their help with the microscopy and ion beam facility. The authors also thank Prof Rick Holt of Queen’s University and Dr. Malcolm Griffiths of AECL Chalk River Laboratories for their insightful discussions.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada

    He K. Zhang (Research Associate), Zhongwen Yao (Professor) & Mark R. Daymond (Professor)

  2. Material Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA

    Marquis A. Kirk (Scientist)

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Zhang, H.K., Yao, Z., Kirk, M.A. et al. Stability of Ni3(Al, Ti) Gamma Prime Precipitates in a Nickel-Based Superalloy Inconel X-750 Under Heavy Ion Irradiation. Metall Mater Trans A 45, 3422–3428 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-014-2309-y

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