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The use of 3-D atom-probe tomography to study nickel-based superalloys

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Recent technological advances in the design and fabrication of atom-probe tomographs and their commercialization are revolutionizing our ability to determine, on a sub-nanometer scale (atomic scale), the chemical identities of atoms in a nanostructure and to reconstruct this information in three dimensions. Thus, it is now possible to obtain data sets containing several hundred million atoms in a few hours, using either electrical or laser (femtosecond or picosecond) pulsing, and to reconstruct crystalline lattices using sophisticated software programs. Detailed quantitative results of the application of atom-probe tomography to study the kinetic pathways for precipitation in model nickel-based superalloys, Ni−Al−Cr and Ni−Al−Cr−Re, are presented as illustrative examples.

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  2. Materials Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Illinois

    Chantal K. Sudbrack

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Editor's Note: Alloy compositions are given in atomic percent.

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Seidman, D.N., Sudbrack, C.K. & Yoon, K.E. The use of 3-D atom-probe tomography to study nickel-based superalloys. JOM 58, 34–39 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02748493

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