The degradation of alloy 2618A due to coarsening of the S-phase was investigated. Dark-field transmission electron microscopy (DFTEM) results are presented and the discussed focusing on the implications considering the degradation mechanism.
A model for the Degradation of alloy 2618A waspresented. Problems regarding thickness measurements in TEM foils and healing of dislocation during the sample preparation process were discussed.
The long-term ageing process of alloy 2618A was introduced and discussed The dark-field transmission electronmicroscopical resilts werde shown and evaluated regarding the precipitate radii. The influence of the precipitate radii regarding ageing was used for a preliminary ageing assessment.