About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Alloys IV
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Presentation Title |
Effects of minor alloying elements and impurities on long range ordering in Ni-Cr based alloys |
Author(s) |
Noah Weible, Scott C Bozeman, Jia-Hong Ke, David Sprouster, Julie D Tucker |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Noah Weible |
Abstract Scope |
There is concern of long-range ordered Ni2Cr phase during thermal aging of Ni-Cr based alloys (e.g., 690 and 625). This transformation causes lattice contraction and embrittlement of components in light water reactors. The timespan of this phase transformation varies between model alloys and commercial alloys. While this can be highly attributed to major alloying elements (e.g., Fe, Mo), minor elements may also contribute. These minor elements have been hypothesized to bind to vacancies, therefore limiting vacancy diffusion. Contrarily, impurities are believed to enhance vacancy diffusion due to a vacancy drag mechanism. This study includes isothermal aging of model Ni-Cr binary and Ni-Cr-X ternary alloys, where X is Ti, Nb, Si, and P to see how each element changes the Ni2Cr phase transformation timeline. First principal methods, synchrotron x-ray diffraction, hardness measurements, and differential scanning calorimetry are used to quantify the evolution and onset of Ni2Cr formation over various short times. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
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Keywords |
Phase Transformations, Modeling and Simulation, |