Materials Science Forum, Vol.426-4, 779-784, 2003
Micro-mechanisms involved in rafts of crept MC2 nickel-based single crystal superalloy
The micro-mechanisms involved in the gamma/gamma' rafted microstructure built up at 1050degreesC in <001> oriented MC2 superalloy single crystals are analysed by means of SEM, post mortem and in situ TEM observations. The creation and propagation modes of moving dislocations evidence the important role of the misfit dislocation network as well as the strength of the gamma/gamma' interfaces.
Keywords:superalloy;single crystal;high temperature creep;transmission electron microscopy;in situ deformation;plasticity