Acta Materialia 2018-04-02

Grain boundary properties of a nickel-based superalloy: Characterisation and modelling

E. Alabort, D. Barba, S. Sulzer, M. Lißner, N. Petrinic, R.C. Reed

Index: 10.1016/j.actamat.2018.03.059

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Abstract

Miniaturised tensile tests coupled with in-situ scanning electron microscopy are used to deduce the grain boundary properties of a nickel-based superalloy at 750 °C. This allows the damage initiation, evolution and failure processes to be observed directly. The significant variation in ductility – consistent with the limited number of grain boundaries being present – is rationalised using a crystal plasticity approach calibrated by experiments on single crystals loaded along the <001>, <011>, and <111> directions. Quantitative strength and toughness values for the grain boundaries are estimated using a cohesive zone method. The modelling approach is used to determine an approximation of the size of the representative volume element (RVE) needed for volume-averaged behaviour.

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