Influence of heat treatment and stress state on the functional and mechanical properties of the [001]-oriented single crystals of fenicoalti alloy
The effect of the γ'- and β-phase particles on the thermoelastic γ-α' martensitic transformation (MT) during cooling/heating and under stress was studied under tension and compression on the [001]-oriented single crystals of Fe-28%Ni-17%Co-11.5%Al-2.5%Ti (at.%) alloy. The effect of the aging regime on the Ms temperature was shown. Maximum increase in the Ms temperature by 100 K was found with the simultaneous precipitation of the γ'- and β-phase particles after two-stage aging of 4+4h at 873 K, in comparison with single-stage aging for 8h. In crystals with γ' and γ'+β-phases particles the difference (asymmetry) of the stresses for the stress-induced γ-α' MT σcr and value α = d σcr/ dT under tension and compression were not observed. The absence of asymmetry of the σ cr and value α = d σcr/ dT are due to close values of the shape memory effect (SME) and superelasticity (SE) under tension and compression. The values of SME and SE were decreased when β-phase particles are precipitated.