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The influence of thermal treatment on the chemistry and structure of grain boundaries in inconel 600

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Although it is widely accepted that certain heat treatments result in carbide precipitation accompanied by chromium depletion at the grain boundaries, no direct evidence of this phenomenon exists for Inconel 600. Using the Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (STEM), the extent of grain boundary chromium depletion is quantitatively determined as a function of thermal treatment time at 700 °C following a 30 min solution anneal at 1100 °C. Results confirm the presence of grain boundary chromium depletion that varies in extent with time at temperature, the chromium concentration falling to values as low as 3 wt pct. The chromium depletion volume is characterized by a depletion parameter which is correlated with intergranular corrosion test results to determine a self-healing (desensitization) chromium concentration of 9 wt pct. Trace element segregation at grain boundaries is measured by Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) as a function of aging treatment. Results show that after thermally treating samples for various times at 700 °C, phosphorus is always present at the grain boundaries. Intergranular corrosion behavior as a function of thermal treatment appears to be governed more strongly by chromium depletion than trace element segregation.

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  1. Nuclear Engineering Dept., The University of Michigan, 48109, Ann Arbor, MI

    G. S. Was (Assistant Professor)

  2. KSB-Peguitz, D-8570, Peguitz, Federal Republic of Germany

    H. H. Tischner

  3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 02139, Cambridge, MA

    R. M. Latanision (Associate Professor)

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G. S. WAS, formerly Research Assistant, Nuclear Engineering Dept., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

H. H. TISCHNER, formerly Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Was, G.S., Tischner, H.H. & Latanision, R.M. The influence of thermal treatment on the chemistry and structure of grain boundaries in inconel 600. Metall Trans A 12, 1397–1408 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02643684

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