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Ni–Mo–Cr–Ti alloys are one of the proposed structural materials for molten salt breeder reactors. In the current work, the evolution of precipitates in the alloy at various stages of thermo-mechanical processing followed by thermal ageing at 750 °C is studied. The microstructure after thermal ageing for various durations shows the presence of ‘MC’-type carbides with different morphologies and compositions. Formation of carbide networks with bulky titanium-rich ‘MC’ carbides of irregular morphology and spherical ‘MC’ around it is observed in the early stages, while fine uniform dispersion of ‘MC’-type needle-like carbides that possess a cube-on-cube orientation relationship with the FCC matrix is observed in the latter stages. High-resolution transmission electron micrograph reveals the presence of misfit dislocations on the semi-coherent interface between the fine needle-like MC carbides and the matrix which is attributed to the lattice parameter mismatch between them.
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The authors acknowledge the contributions of Dr. K.V. Mani Krishna for academic discussions and Shri. Ravi Hankare for his help in thermo-mechanical processing. The project is funded by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India.
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Donthula, H., Ananth, K., Vishwanadh, B. et al. A Study on the Precipitation of Carbides in Ti-Modified Ni–Mo–Cr-based Alloy During Thermal Ageing at Elevated Temperature. Trans Indian Inst Met 75, 967–974 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-021-02520-2
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