The annihilation of antiphase boundary tubes and their effect on strengthening in Ni 3 Al
The temperature at which antiphase boundary (APB) tubes anneal out of lightly-strained Ni-rich Ni 3 Al thin foils has been measured via in-situ heating in a transmission electron microscope to be ~530 °C. Given this new information, the wealth of literature on the mechanical properties of Ni 3 Al across the entire temperature regime of the yield stress anomaly, ~25–800 °C, is re-evaluated to consider the impact of APB tubes. Contrary to previous theoretical predications, APB tubes do not appear to affect the strength of Ni 3 Al.