Abstract: By adding small amount of Mg to the wrought superalloys,the steady stage of creep,and es- pecially the tertiary stage of creep are prolonged.Also,the steady creep rate is decreased within the range of low strain rates.At higher strain rates,however,the effect of Mg on creep rate vanishes.This may be attributed to the Mg dissolution in the matrix.A mechanism of the effects of Mg addition on creep behaviors is proposed.

Key words: Mg microalloying, creep, wrought superalloy, activation energy of vacan-