3D Analysis of Ferritic Superalloys

3D microstructural characterization of the precipitation in a ferritic superalloy

Many heat-resistant ferritic steels have superior thermal-expansion and thermal conductivity properties compared to Ni-based alloys, but are somewhat limited, by their mechanical properties, in their applications above 600 degrees C. Efforts are being made to use precipitation strengthening to improve these properties and 3D LEAP microstructural characterization of the precipitation is uniquely suited to such studies.

The images below highlight the value of 3D, atomic scale compositional data. The data set may be rotated, colored to highlight microstructural features, and zoomed.