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Multiscale Assessment of Deformation Induced by Hydrogen Environment-Assisted Cracking in a Peak-Aged Ni-Cu Superalloy

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A multiscale approach leveraging electron backscatter diffraction (S-EBSD), high resolution EBSD (HR-EBSD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was employed to assess the deformation induced proximate to the crack path by hydrogen environment-assisted cracking (HEAC) in peak-aged Monel K-500. Kernel average misorientation (KAM) results calculated from S-EBSD indicate that the deformation pertinent to HEAC is localized to within 25 μm of the crack path. Geometrically necessary dislocation (GND) density maps calculated from HR-EBSD confirm this localization. The evaluation of the deformation distribution in three separate grains along the crack path using complementary HR-EBSD and TEM suggest a qualitative similarity in dislocation density between the two techniques, though HR-EBSD is unable to spatially resolve the fine dislocation structures observed via TEM. However, non-negligible differences in dislocation patterning were observed in the three evaluated grains, highlighting the importance of a multiscale approach for characterizing deformation to understand the governing microstructural and mechanical factors.

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Helpful discussions with Mr. Richard White, Prof. Richard Gangloff, Prof. John Scully, and Prof. Sean Agnew at the University of Virginia, Dr. Brian Somerday at Southwest Research Institute, and Dr. Timothy Ruggles at Sandia National Laboratories are gratefully acknowledged. This research was financially supported by the DoD Corrosion Policy Office through the Technical Corrosion Collaboration program under Contract #FA7000-14-2-0010.

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Harris, Z.D., Thompson, A.W. & Burns, J.T. Multiscale Assessment of Deformation Induced by Hydrogen Environment-Assisted Cracking in a Peak-Aged Ni-Cu Superalloy. JOM 72, 1993–2002 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-020-04107-6

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