Slip traces were examined by atomic force microscopic on a Ni3(Al,Ta) single crystal pre-deformed at room temperature. Short cross-slip traces on the cube cross-slip plane were not directly observed by atomic force microscopic imaging. Contrary to this, large cross slip traces were observed. An overall feature was the presence of numerous short slip traces.

Slip Line Analysis in Ni3Al by Atomic Force Microscopy. Coupeau, C., Bonneville, J., Matterstock, B., Grilhé, J., Martin, J.L.: Scripta Materialia, 1999, 41[9], 945-50