Estimating the Internal Oxidation of Ni-Al Alloys

Ni-Al alloys create a cone- shaped figure when there is internal oxide. This behavior was studied by TEM, SEM, X-Ray (XRD), Optical Microscopy and Image Processing. The internal oxide precipitates and its results indicate that this precipitation forms continuous rods in a cone-shaped configuration extending from the surface to the internal oxide front for Ni-Al alloys, whereas for Ni-X (X = Cr, Mo, V, W and Mn) alloys the precipitation is discrete and more irregularly-shaped. Furthermore, in a high atomic percentage (5.18% to 8.67%), the precipitation was rod-like and continuous from the surface to the internal oxide front for all temperature\time conditions. For the Ni-2.47% Al alloy at 800 °C, observations showed a mixture of rod-like and fork like precipitates, whereas after oxidation at 1000 and 1100 °C the precipitation was rod-like and continuous. For the Ni-1.18% Al alloy the aluminum concentration was insufficient for fully continuous precipitation to develop, and the internal oxides were generally acicular-shaped and discontinuous. Images obtained by TEM and, after that, analyzed by image processing allowed us to understand their behavior and the internal oxide patterns.