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High temperature embrittlement of NI and Ni-Cr alloys by trace elements

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The effects of Sb, Sn, and Zr additions on the creep properties of Ni and Ni + 20 pct Cr are reported. Antimony and tin additions (~1 wt pct) induce extensive grain boundary cavitation in nickel, while smaller antimony additions had little effect on Ni + 20 pct Cr. Addition of 0.11 pct Zr to Ni + 20 pct Cr greatly inhibited grain boundary cavitation and reduced its Coble creep rate. Auger electron spectroscopy of cavitated specimens provided direct evidence of impurity segregation to cavity surfaces. Residual sulfur segregated most strongly, and was observed on cavity surfaces in all cavitated specimens. Tin segregated somewhat less intensely than sulfur, and antimony segregated only slightly. Segregation of antimony and sulfur to uncavitated portions of Ni + 1 pct Sb grain boundaries was also observed. These results are discussed in terms of segregation effects on energetic and transport properties of the grain boundaries and cavity surfaces.

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This paper is based on a presentation made at the symposium “The Role of Trace Elements and Interfaces in Creep Failure” held at the annual meeting of The Metallurgical Society of AIME, Dallas, Texas, February 14-18, 1982, under the sponsorship of The Mechanical Metallurgy Committee of TMS-AIME.

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White, C.L., Schneibel, J.H. & Padgett, R.A. High temperature embrittlement of NI and Ni-Cr alloys by trace elements. Metall Trans A 14, 595–610 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02643776

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