Measurement of size-dependent composition variations for gamma prime (γ') precipitates in an advanced nickel-based superalloy

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 144, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Chen, Y Q ^a   Slater, T J A ^a   Lewis, E A ^a   Francis, E M ^a   Burke, M G ^a   Preuss, M ^a   Haigh, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy dispersive X ray spectroscopy; Gamma prime; Nickel superalloy; Precipitates; Quantification; Scanning transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; NICKEL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SUPERALLOYS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA PRIME; NICKEL SUPERALLOY; QUANTIFICATION; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PRECIPITATES;

ALLOY; ALUMINUM; NICKEL; NITINOL; TANTALUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAMMA RADIATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84899831133     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: 18792723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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