Misfit in Inconel-Type Superalloy

• Main Authors: Pavel Strunz, Martin Petrenec, Vadim Davydov, Jaroslav Polák, Přemysl Beran
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
• Series: Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/408347

An important parameter for the characterization of microstructural changes in nickel base superalloys is the misfit - the relative difference between lattice parameters of γ matrix and γ′ precipitates. The misfit in IN738LC superalloy was examined at POLDI time-of-flight (TOF) neutron diffractometer both at room temperature and in situ at elevated temperatures using a high-temperature furnace. A careful out-of-furnace measurement yielded the lattice parameters of both γ and γ′ phase at room temperature (aγ=3.58611(10) Å, aγ′=3.58857(17) Å) as well as the misfit (equal to 6.9(6)×10-4). The in situ measurement at elevated temperatures provided the temperature dependence of the lattice parameters of γ (up to 1120°C) and γ′ (up to 1000°C). Using these data, the evolution of the misfit with temperature was calculated. The misfit decreases with increasing temperature until it reaches zero value at a temperature around 800°C. Above 800°C, it becomes negative.