Grain boundary sliding in the presence of grain boundary precipitates during transient creep

A constitutive rate equation for grain boundary sliding (GBS), in the presence of grain boundary precipitates, is developed. Langdon’s GBS model is modified by incorporating physically de-fined back stresses opposing dislocation glide and climb and by modifying the grain size de-pendence of creep rate. The rate equation accurately predicts the stress dependence of minimum creep rate and change in activation energy occurring as a result of changing the grain boundary precipitate distribution in complex Ni-base superalloys. The rate equation, along with the math-ematical formulations for internal stresses, is used to derive a transient creep model, where the transient is regarded as the combination of primary and secondary stages of creep in constant load creep tests. The transient creep model predicts that the transient creep strain is dependent on stress and independent of test temperature. It is predicted that a true steady-state creep will only be observed after an infinitely long time. However, tertiary creep mechanisms are expected to intervene and lead to an acceleration in creep rate long before the onset of a true steady state. The model accurately predicts the strain vs time relationships for transient creep in IN738LC Ni-base superalloy, containing different grain boundary carbide distributions, over a range of temperatures.

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