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Microtwinning in Single-Crystal Nickel-Based Superalloys During Compressive Deformation at 1000 °C

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Deformation modes in the directionally solidified nickel-based superalloy CM247LC and three single-crystal nickel-based superalloys PWA1483, DESC-1 (a new superalloy), René N5 oriented near the [001] direction have been studied in compression at 1000 °C and a strain rate of 2.5 × 10–4 s−1. It is found that the yield strength of the four alloys has the following trend: PWA1483 < CM247LC < DESC-1 < René N5. A transmission electron microscope was employed to characterize the substructures in the four alloys after around 2.5 pct plastic strain. We found that plastic deformation of PWA1483 and DESC-1 is dominated by stacking fault shearing and microtwinning, whereas dislocation climb, together with precipitate shearing achieved by pairs of a/2〈101〉 dislocations with the equal and dissimilar Burger vectors, governs the plastic deformation of CM247LC. As to René N5, although dislocation climb takes place frequently and microtwinning occurs occasionally, precipitate shearing involving the formation of anti-phase boundaries and single superlattice stacking faults plays an important role in the plastic deformation. Finally, on the basis of the experimental results, the connection between the alloy composition and deformation mechanisms together with the yield strength is analyzed.

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The authors are particularly grateful to Dr. Xianping Wei for preparing the specimens. This work was financially supported by the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China (Grant Nos. 2022JQ-314, 2022JQ-460), Strategic Emerging Industry Project of Sichuan Province (Grant No. SC201351010620), Research and Development Funds of Xi’an Thermal Power Research Institute Co., Ltd. (Grant No. TA-20-TYK03) and the Sichuan Province Science and Technology Support Program (Grant No. 2019ZDZX0022) as well as the Science & Technology Foundation of Huaneng Group Co, Ltd. (Grant No. HNKJ20-H41).

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Zhang, P., Yuan, Y., Li, J. et al. Microtwinning in Single-Crystal Nickel-Based Superalloys During Compressive Deformation at 1000 °C. Metall Mater Trans A 54, 1484–1495 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-022-06944-3

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