Creep and tensile properties of several oxide dispersion strengthened nickel base alloys

The room temperature and 1365 K tensile properties and 1365 K tensile creep properties at low strain rates were measured for several oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloys. The alloys examined included ODS Ni, ODS Ni-20Cr and ODS Ni-16Cr-4J5Al. Metallography of creep tested, large grain size ODS alloys indicated that creep of these alloys is an inhomogeneous process. All alloys appear to possess a threshold stress for creep. It is believed that the threshold stress is associated with diffusional creep in the large grain size ODS alloys and normal dislocation motion in perfect single crystalline ODS alloys. Threshold stresses for large grain size ODS Ni-20Cr and Ni-16Cr-4J5A1 type alloys are dependent on the grain aspect ratio. Because of the deleterious effect of prior creep on room temperature mechanical properties of large grain size ODS alloys, it is speculated that the threshold stress may be the design-limiting creep strength property.