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Microstructural Features Leading to Enhanced Resistance to Grain Boundary Creep Cracking in ALLVAC 718Plus

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This study focuses on the microstructural features that enhance the resistance of ALLVAC 718Plus to grain boundary creep cracking during testing of samples at 704 °C in both dry and moist air. Fully recrystallized structures were found to be susceptible to brittle grain boundary cracking in both environments. Detailed transmission electron microscopy (TEM) microstructural characterization reveals features that are believed to lead to resistance to grain boundary cracking in the resistant microstructures. It is suggested that dislocation substructures found within the grains of resistant structures compete with the high-angle grain boundaries for oxygen, thereby reducing the concentration of oxygen on the grain boundaries and subsequent embrittlement. In addition, electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) misorientation maps reveal that special boundaries (i.e., Σ3 boundaries) resist cracking. This is in agreement with previous findings on the superalloy INCONEL 718. Furthermore, it is observed that cracks propagate along high-angle boundaries. This study also shows that in this case, the presence of delta phase at the grain boundaries does not by itself produce materials that are resistant to grain boundary cracking.

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  1. ALLVAC is a trademark of ATI, Charolette, NC.

  2. INCONEL is a trademark of Special Metals Corporation, Huntington, WV.

  3. WASPALOY is a trademark of United Technologies, Hartford, CT.

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  1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA

    Kinga A. Unocic (Research Staff)

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA

    Michael J. Mills (Professor) & Glenn S. Daehn (Professor)

  3. Metals Technology, Inc., Northridge, CA, 91324, USA

    Robert W. Hayes (Director Research and Development)

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Unocic, K.A., Hayes, R.W., Mills, M.J. et al. Microstructural Features Leading to Enhanced Resistance to Grain Boundary Creep Cracking in ALLVAC 718Plus. Metall Mater Trans A 41, 409–420 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-009-0099-4

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