%0 book part %@ %A Rackel, M.W., Stark, A., gabrisch, H., Schell, N., Schreyer, A., Pyczak, F. %D 2016 %J PHOTON SCIENCE 2016 - Highlights and Annual Report, Jahresbericht des Bereichs Forschung mit Photonen bei DESY %P 44-45 %T Direct insights into phase transformations in nano-scaled microstructures - Observation of orthorhombic phase formation in an advanced Gamma-TiAl alloy %U %X Advanced Gamma-TiAl alloys with nano-scale modulated microstructures show significantly enhanced ductility behaviour. The microstructural modulation consists of several phases and at least one orthorhombic phase. Using in situ highenergy X-ray diffraction experiments we studied orthorhombic phase formation and have elucidated the formation path and the crystallographic structure of the phase that is formed.