Analytical Electron Microscopy Investigation of Topologically Close-Packed Phases in CMSX-4 Single Crystal Superalloy |
| B. Dubiel a, P. Indyka b, I. Kalemba-Rec a and T. Moskalewicz a
aAGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland bJagiellonian University, Faculty of Chemistry, R. Ingardena 3, 30-060 Kraków, Poland |
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| In this work the topologically close-packed phases precipitated during annealing of CMSX-4 single-crystal superalloy at temperature 1100°C were investigated. Microstructural analyses were carried out by means of scanning- and transmission electron microscopy as well as scanning-transmission electron microscopy in high angle annular dark field mode. Chemical composition in nanoareas was determined using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Scanning electron microscopy investigation has shown that the topologically close-packed precipitates were formed already after 50 h of annealing at temperature 1000°C. With prolongation of the annealing time up to 2500 h the change of the morphology of topologically close-packed particles from blocky to needle-like occurred. Selected area electron diffraction analysis indicated that the topologically close-packed precipitates are the orthorhombic P phase. Quantitative energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis revealed that the topologically close-packed precipitates are enriched mostly in Re and W. |
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.130.1110 PACS numbers: 61.66.Dk, 68.37.Hk, 68.37.Lp, 68.37.Ma, 82.80.Ej, 61.05.J- |