%0 journal article %@ 1439-4243 %A Froebel, U. %D 2012 %J Imaging & Microscopy %N 1 %P 36-39 %T Shear Localization in Gamma-Based Titanium Aluminides %U 1 %X Hot-working of intermetallic γ titanium aluminides is often hampered by their liability to shear localization and subsequent crack formation, thereby preventing a refinement of the microstructure by dynamic recrystallization. The mechanisms leading to shear localization and cracking were microstructurally analyzed using scanning (SEM) and transmission (TEM) electron microscopic techniques.