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Title: Ultrasound assisted synthesis and characterization of M50 type nanostructured steel

Conference ·
OSTI ID:215188
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  1. Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States); and others

A nanophase multicomponent (Fe-Cr-Mo-V-C) type steel was prepared via the ultrasound decomposition of organometallic precursors. The synthesis involved the sonication of a mixture of iron pentacarbonyl, bis(ethylbenzene)chromium, bis(ethyl benzene)molybdenum and vanadium hexacarbonyl in decalin at 0{degrees}C. The as-synthesized powders are amorphous as determined by XRD. The nanopowders were compacted into a dense bulk sample which was then characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive analysis x-ray (EDAX). The major peaks in the X-ray spectra of the consolidated sample were assigned to {alpha}-Fe and the line broadening analysis revealed the crystallite size in the sample to be 27 nm. The hardness of the sample was estimated to be 66.3 Rockwell C.

OSTI ID:
215188
Report Number(s):
CONF-950801-; TRN: 96:000922-0715
Resource Relation:
Conference: 210. national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Chicago, IL (United States), 20-25 Aug 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of 210th ACS national meeting. Part 1 and 2; PB: 1866 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English