ISSN:
1573-4803
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract The coarsening behavior of γ′ precipitates with a uniform size distribution and with a bimodal size distribution in a mechanically alloyed ODS Ni-base superalloy were investigated to clarify the effect of elastic interaction energy on the coarsening behavior of γ′ precipitates. The coarsening rate decreased with increasing size of γ′ precipitates with a uniform size distribution, contrary to the classical LSW theory, and the coarsening behavior of γ′ precipitates with a bimodal size distribution exhibited Ostwald ripening in which the larger precipitates grow at the expense of smaller precipitates. The driving force for coarsening of γ′ precipitates was analyzed based on the two-particle model, considering the effect of elastic interaction energy in addition to the effect of interfacial energy. The contribution of elastic interaction energy on the total energy was found to increase with increasing size of precipitates, and the decelerated coarsening of γ′ precipitates was attributed to the decrease in the driving force for coarsening with increasing size of precipitates.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1004461724568
