Crystallographic Orientation Influence on the Serrated Yielding Behavior of a Single-Crystal Superalloy.docVIP

Materials 2013, 6, 437-444; doi:10.3390/ma6020437 OPEN ACCESS materials ISSN 1996-1944 /journal/materials Article Crystallographic Orientation Influence on the Serrated Yielding Behavior of a Single-Crystal Superalloy 1, Mikael Segers?ll * and Johan J. Moverare 1,2 1 Department of Management and Engineering, Link?ping University, Link?ping 58183, Sweden; E-Mail: johan.moverare@liu.se 2 Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB, Finsp?ng 61283, Sweden * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: mikael.segersall@liu.se; Tel.: +46-13-281-145; Fax: +46-13-282-505. Received: 9 November 2012; in revised form: 10 January 2013 / Accepted: 29 January 2013 / Published: 31 January 2013 Abstract: Since Ni-based single-crystal superalloys are anisotropic materials, their behavior in different crystal orientations is of great interest. In this study, the yielding behavior in both tension and compression for ?001?, ?011? and ?111? oriented materials at 500 °C has been investigated. The ?011? direction showed a serrated yielding behavior, a great tension/compression asymmetry in yield strength and visible deformation bands. However, the ?001? and ?111? directions showed a more homogeneous yielding, less tension/compression asymmetry in yield strength and no deformation bands. Microstructure investigations showed that the serrated yielding behavior of the ?011? direction can be attributed to the appearance of dynamic strain aging (DSA) and that only one slip system is active in this direction during plastic deformation. Keywords: single-crystals; superalloy; yield phenomena; tension/compression asymmetry; dynamic strain aging 1. Introduction Ni-based single-crystal superalloys are used as blade material in gas turbines and aero engines thanks to their excellent resistance to mechanical and chemical degradation at elevated temperatures [1,2].