摘要 |
Fatigue crack growth-resistant articles are made from powder metal or cast and wrought gamma prime precipitation strengthened nickel-base superalloy material, wherein a relatively high predetermined minimum strain rate, epsilon min, is employed during hot working at or near the alloy's recrystallization temperature; or alternatively a relatively high strain level, epsilon min, is employed during cold or warm working at temperatures below the alloy's recrystallization temperature. The worked articles are characterized by a uniform fine grain size, and grains which coarsen uniformly after heating at the supersolvus solutioning temperature, thereby alleviating non-uniform grain growth within the material.
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