Carbon concentration measurements by atom probe tomography in the ferritic phase of high-silicon steels

Rementeria, Rosalia; Poplawsky, Jonathan D.; Aranda, Maria M.; Guo, Wei; Jimenez, Jose A.; Garcia-Mateo, Carlos; Caballero, Francisca G.

doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2016.12.013

Title: Carbon concentration measurements by atom probe tomography in the ferritic phase of high-silicon steels

Journal Article · Sun Dec 18 23:00:00 EST 2016 · Acta Materialia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2016.12.013 · OSTI ID:1337485

Rementeria, Rosalia ^[1]; Poplawsky, Jonathan D. ^[2]; Aranda, Maria M. ^[1]; Guo, Wei ^[2]; Jimenez, Jose A. ^[1]; Garcia-Mateo, Carlos ^[1]; Caballero, Francisca G. ^[1]

Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid (Spain). Center for Metallurgical Research (CENIM), Dept. of Physical Metallurgy
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS)

Current studies using atom probe tomography (APT) show that bainitic ferrite formed at low temperature contains more carbon than what is consistent with the paraequilibrium phase diagram. However, nanocrystalline bainitic ferrite exhibits a non-homogeneous distribution of carbon atoms in arrangements with specific compositions, i.e. Cottrell atmospheres, carbon clusters, and carbides, in most cases with a size of a few nanometers. The ferrite volume within a single platelet that is free of these carbon-enriched regions is extremely small. Proximity histograms can be compromised on the ferrite side, and a great deal of care should be taken to estimate the carbon content in regions of bainitic ferrite free from carbon agglomeration. For this purpose, APT measurements were first validated for the ferritic phase in a pearlitic sample and further performed for the bainitic ferrite matrix in high-silicon steels isothermally transformed between 200 °C and 350 °C. Additionally, results were compared with the carbon concentration values derived from X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses considering a tetragonal lattice and previous APT studies. In conclusion, the present results reveal a strong disagreement between the carbon content values in the bainitic ferrite matrix as obtained by APT and those derived from XRD measurements. Those differences have been attributed to the development of carbon-clustered regions with an increased tetragonality in a carbon-depleted matrix.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1337485

Journal Information:: Acta Materialia, Journal Name: Acta Materialia Journal Issue: C Vol. 125; ISSN 1359-6454

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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