a Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6093, USA
b Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755-8000, USA
Abstract:
We review here the George-Baker model for the yield strength anomaly of FeAl which is based on hardening by thermal vacancies at intermediate temperatures and dislocation creep at high temperatures. Results of up-quenching and down-quenching experiments, which corroborate the vacancy hardening mechanism, are discussed. Some implications of the model are compared with available experimental results.