Nitrogen Impurity Gettering in Oxide Dispersion Ductilized Chromium
- ORNL
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Work by Scruggs in the 1960s demonstrated that tensile ductility could be achieved at room temperature in powder metallurgically-produced Cr alloyed with MgO. During consolidation, much of the MgO converted to the MgCr{sub 2}O{sub 4} spinel phase, which was hypothesized to getter nitrogen from the Cr, rendering it ductile. We have duplicated this effect, achieving room temperature tensile elongations of 4% for hot-pressed Cr-6MgO-(0-1)Ti (wt.%) and 10% for hot-pressed and extruded Cr-6MgO-0.75Ti. Direct incorporation of nitrogen into the MgCr{sub 2}O{sub 4} phase was not detected; however, impurities, particularly nitrogen and sulfur, were observed to segregate to and/or precipitate at interfaces between the MgO/MgCr{sub 2}O{sub 4} phases and the Cr matrix. Exploratory studies of other non-spinel forming oxide dispersions (La{sub 2}O{sub 3}, TiO{sub 2} and Y{sub 2}O{sub 3}) showed a similar pattern of impurity segregation/precipitation, suggesting that there is nothing unique about spinel dispersions in Cr with regards to impurities. However, none of these other dispersions resulted in similar levels of tensile elongation.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL); High Temperature Materials Laboratory; Shared Research Equipment Collaborative Research Center
- Sponsoring Organization:
- FE USDOE - Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1003136
- Journal Information:
- Materials Science and Engineering A, Journal Name: Materials Science and Engineering A Journal Issue: 1-2 Vol. 358; ISSN 0921-5093
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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