Measuring Grain Boundary Character Distributions in Ni-Base Alloy 725 Using High-Energy Diffraction Microscopy

2016, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and ASM International. We use high-energy X-ray diffraction microscopy (HEDM) to characterize the microstructure of Ni-base alloy 725. HEDM is a non-destructive technique capable of providing three-dimensional reconstructions of grain shapes and orientations in polycrystals. The present analysis yields the grain size distribution in alloy 725 as well as the grain boundary character distribution (GBCD) as a function of lattice misorientation and boundary plane normal orientation. We find that the GBCD of Ni-base alloy 725 is similar to that previously determined in pure Ni and other fcc-base metals. We find an elevated density of 9 and 3 grain boundaries. We also observe a preponderance of grain boundaries along low-index planes, with those along (1 1 1) planes being the most common, even after 3 twins have been excluded from the analysis.

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Bagri, A., Hanson, J. P., Lind, J., Kenesei, P., Suter, R. M., Gradeak, S., & Demkowicz, M. J.

Bagri, Akbar||Hanson, John P||Lind, Jonathan||Kenesei, Peter||Suter, Robert M||Gradeak, Silvija||Demkowicz, Michael J

Measuring Grain Boundary Character Distributions in Ni-Base Alloy 725 Using High-Energy Diffraction Microscopy Academic Article