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In situ transmission electron microscope study of interface sliding and migration in an ultrafine lamellar structure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

L.M. Hsiung*
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Chemistry and Materials Science Directorate, Livermore, California 94551
J. Zhou
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Chemistry and Materials Science Directorate, Livermore, California 94551
T.G. Nieh
Affiliation:
The University of Tennessee, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: hsiung1@llnl.gov This paper was selected as the Outstanding Meeting Paper for the 2005 MRS Spring Meeting Symposium BB Proceedings, Vol. 880E.
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Abstract

The instability of interfaces in an ultrafine TiAl-(γ)/Ti3Al-(α2) lamellar structure by straining at room temperature has been investigated using in situ straining techniques performed in a transmission electron microscope. The purpose of this study was to obtain experimental evidence to support the creep mechanisms based upon the interface sliding in association with a cooperative movement of interfacial dislocations, which was proposed previously to rationalize a nearly linear creep behavior of ultrafine lamellar TiAl alloys. The results reveal that the sliding and migration of lamellar interfaces can take place simultaneously as a result of the cooperative movement of interfacial dislocations, which can lead to an adverse effect in the performance of ultrafine lamellar TiAl alloy.

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