A modelling approach to yield strength optimisation in a nickel-base superalloy

International Journal of Plasticity

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-112

  Collins, D M ^a   Stone, H J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat treatment; Nickel alloys; Plasticity; Precipitation; Tensile

Indexed keywords

ANTI-PHASE BOUNDARY ENERGY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODOLOGY; DISPERSION STRENGTHENING; GRAIN BOUNDARY HARDENING; MICROSTRUCTURAL CONDITIONS; NICKEL BASE SUPERALLOY; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; TENSILE;

DISPERSION HARDENING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN GROWTH; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; OPTIMIZATION; PLASTICITY; PRECIPITATES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SUPERALLOYS; TENSILE TESTING; VOLUME FRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YIELD STRESS;

HEAT TREATMENT;

EID: 84892833750     PISSN: 07496419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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