CERIUM-INDUCED GRAIN BOUNDARY STRENGTHENING OF Ni_3Al ALLOYS
CERIUM-INDUCED GRAIN BOUNDARY STRENGTHENINGOF Ni_3Al ALLOYS

The infiuence of cerium on grnin boundaries of polycrpstalline N3Al alloys has beenstudied. The ja6mcability of a Ce-doped N3Al alloy strongly depends on the certumcontent. The alloy exhibits very poor fabrica6ility and cannot be fabrtcated into goodsheet8 by cold rolling when the concentmtion of cerium is <0. 0088wt% or>0.044wt%.A 0.011wt?-doped N3Al alloy exhibits relatively good fabricability and may be fab-ricated into useful sheets by repeated cold rolling with 1OOa C annealing. The ductilityof the alloy strongly depends on the cerium distribution. Wthout the grain boundaryprecipitation of a second phase containing cer1um) the higher the segmpation level ofcerzum, the 6ettcr the tensile properties of the alloys, and in turn the more enhancedthe grain boundary cohesion.