Ultrasonic fatigue of nickel-chromium alloys at low temperatures

The influence of low temperature ultrasonic deformation on the electrical resistivity and magnetic properties of nickel-chromium dilute solid solutions is examined. It is shown that changes in the electrical resistivity and magnetic properties of prequenched samples after ultrasonic fatigue can be explained by order-disorder processes during fatigue. It is concluded that ordering at low temperatures during the ultrasonic deformation is associated with high strain rate and high vacancy concentration produced by deformation.