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Investigation of secondary hardening in Co-35Ni-20Cr-10Mo alloy using analytical scanning transmission electron microscopy

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Abstract

The mechanism of secondary hardening in MP35N (Co-35Ni-20Cr-10Mo) alloy due to exposures at elevated temperatures has been studied. It was observed that short exposure to elevated temperatures increased the ultimate tensile strength and yield stress while decreasing the elongation of MP35N wires. Upon aging at temperatures from 300 to 900 C the elastic modulus increased although no changes in crystallographic orientation or microstructure were observed. The grain size and major texture components were unchanged following aging. Analytical scanning transmission electron microscope investigation showed that MP35N is hardened by preferential segregation of molybdenum to stacking faults and deformation twins. It also revealed that the concentration of molybdenum segregation was proportional to the amount of initial cold work before aging.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)63-72
Number of pages10
JournalActa Materialia
Volume63
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 15 2014

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the Medtronic Neuromodulation leadership for financial support of this research. D.S. would also like to thank Dr. J. Schaffer of Fort Wayne Metals for helpful discussions, Dr. O. Ugurlu and Dr. J. Myers for helpful discussions and assistance with TEM, and Ms. M. Bush of Medtronic for careful proofreading of this manuscript. Parts of this work were carried out at the Characterization Facility of the University of Minnesota, which receives partial support from NSF through the MRSEC program. Parts of this work were carried out at the University of Minnesota Nano Center, which receives partial support from NSF through the NNIN program.

Keywords

  • Aging
  • EELS
  • MP35N
  • STEM
  • Secondary hardening

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