Microstructural degradation of CMSX-4: Kinetics and effect on mechanical properties

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Superalloys

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 725-732

  Epishin, Alexander ^a   Link, Thomas ^a   Nazmy, Mohamed ^b   Staubli, Marc ^b   Klingelhöffer, Hellmuth ^c   Nolze, Gert ^c  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ALSTOM SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

^c BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

LCF; Microstructural degradation; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; LASER FUSION; LOAD TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; MICROSTRUCTURE;

HIGH TEMPERATURE LOADINGS; LCF; MICROSTRUCTURAL DEGRADATION; NICKEL-BASE SUPERALLOYS; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

SUPERALLOYS;

EID: 60349103252     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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