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Title: The solidification products of levitated Fe83B17 studied by high-energy x-ray diffraction

Abstract

Detailed high-energy x-ray diffraction studies were performed to gain insight into the evolution of phase formation in undercooled Fe83B17 and the mechanism for the stabilization of face-centered cubic (fcc) Fe in the presence of Fe23B6. Fe83B17 solidifies directly into either the equilibrium Fe2B + Fe phases or the metastable Fe23B6 + Fe phases. When formed, the metastable Fe23B6 phase either rapidly transforms into the equilibrium Fe2B phase within the solidification plateau or can persist down to ambient temperature. Here, we detail these different solidification behaviors in a set of thermal cycles taken from one sample and demonstrate the absence of a direct correlation with cooling rate and thermal history. We show that the coherent growth of Fe23B6 and fcc Fe suppresses the allotropic transition from fcc Fe to bcc Fe. The temperature evolution of the phase fractions and lattice parameters is also presented.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [1]
  1. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science - Office of Basic Energy Sciences - Materials Sciences and Engineering Division; National Science Foundation (NSF); Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States). Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division
OSTI Identifier:
1411023
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1330909
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; AC02-07CH11358; DMR-1308099
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 120; Journal Issue: 17; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Crystallography; Thermal instruments; Crystal lattices; Crystal structure; High-energy X rays; Supercooling; X-ray diffraction; Bragg peak; Epitaxy; Phase transitions

Citation Formats

Quirinale, D. G., Rustan, G. E., Kreyssig, A., Lapidus, S. H., Kramer, M. J., and Goldman, A. I. The solidification products of levitated Fe83B17 studied by high-energy x-ray diffraction. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4966596.
Quirinale, D. G., Rustan, G. E., Kreyssig, A., Lapidus, S. H., Kramer, M. J., & Goldman, A. I. The solidification products of levitated Fe83B17 studied by high-energy x-ray diffraction. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4966596
Quirinale, D. G., Rustan, G. E., Kreyssig, A., Lapidus, S. H., Kramer, M. J., and Goldman, A. I. Thu . "The solidification products of levitated Fe83B17 studied by high-energy x-ray diffraction". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4966596. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1411023.
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title = {The solidification products of levitated Fe83B17 studied by high-energy x-ray diffraction},
author = {Quirinale, D. G. and Rustan, G. E. and Kreyssig, A. and Lapidus, S. H. and Kramer, M. J. and Goldman, A. I.},
abstractNote = {Detailed high-energy x-ray diffraction studies were performed to gain insight into the evolution of phase formation in undercooled Fe83B17 and the mechanism for the stabilization of face-centered cubic (fcc) Fe in the presence of Fe23B6. Fe83B17 solidifies directly into either the equilibrium Fe2B + Fe phases or the metastable Fe23B6 + Fe phases. When formed, the metastable Fe23B6 phase either rapidly transforms into the equilibrium Fe2B phase within the solidification plateau or can persist down to ambient temperature. Here, we detail these different solidification behaviors in a set of thermal cycles taken from one sample and demonstrate the absence of a direct correlation with cooling rate and thermal history. We show that the coherent growth of Fe23B6 and fcc Fe suppresses the allotropic transition from fcc Fe to bcc Fe. The temperature evolution of the phase fractions and lattice parameters is also presented.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4966596},
journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
number = 17,
volume = 120,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Nov 03 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Thu Nov 03 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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