Initial clustering - a key factor for phase separation kinetics in Fe-Cr-based alloys
Journal article, 2014
Clustering of alloying elements in solution-treated Fe-Cr-based alloys is of considerable importance for their microstructure stability upon aging. The clustering of Cr after solution treatment in three stainless steel alloy categories has been studied by atom probe tomography. Furthermore, phase-field simulations are applied to examine the effect of initial clustering on phase separation evolution. It is concluded that the clustering of Cr found in solution-treated ferritic and duplex alloys plays a critical role in the nanostructure evolution during aging.
FERRITE DECOMPOSITION
ATOM-PROBE TOMOGRAPHY
TEMPERATURE
Clustering
Stainless steels
Atom probe tomography (APT)
SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION
DUPLEX STAINLESS-STEELS
QUENCHING RATE
MOSSBAUER
Phase-field modeling
Phase separation
Author
J. Zhou
The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
J. Odqvist
Sandvik Materials Technology
The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
L. Hoglund
The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Mattias Thuvander
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Materials Microstructure
T. Barkar
The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
P. Hedstrom
The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Scripta Materialia
1359-6462 (ISSN)
Vol. 75 62-65Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Physical Sciences
DOI
10.1016/j.scriptamat.2013.11.020