On the formation of serrated grain boundaries and fan type structures in an advanced polycrystalline nickel-base superalloy

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1011-1017

  Mitchell, R J ^a   Li, H Y ^b   Huang, Z W ^b  

^a ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat treatment; Microstructure; Nickel base superalloy; Serration grain boundaries

Indexed keywords

CERIUM ALLOYS; COOLING; CRYSTAL GROWTH; DENDRIMERS; FREEZING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAT TREATING FURNACES; HEAT TREATMENT; METAL ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS;

COOLING RATES; DENDRITIC MORPHOLOGIES; GRAIN BOUNDARY SERRATIONS; NICKEL BASE SUPERALLOY; POLYCRYSTALLINE NICKELS; SERRATION GRAIN BOUNDARIES; SOLUTION HEAT TREATMENTS; TOTAL LENGTHS; TYPE STRUCTURES;

SUPERALLOYS;

EID: 58149158189     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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