Impact of solutes on the lattice parameters and elastic stiffness coefficients of hcp Fe from first-principles calculations

Fellinger, Michael R.; Hector, Jr., Louis G.; Trinkle, Dallas R.

doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.03.056

Title: Impact of solutes on the lattice parameters and elastic stiffness coefficients of hcp Fe from first-principles calculations

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The hexagonal close-packed (hcp) $$\epsilon$$-martensite phase in steels nucleates from the $$\gamma$$-austenite parent phase and can undergo further transformation to the $$\alpha'$$-martensite phase or exist as a metastable phase depending on temperature, mechanical loading, and alloy chemistry. The solute-dependent lattice parameters and elastic stiffness coefficients $$C_{ij}$$ of hcp Fe influence the mechanical properties of steels containing the $$\epsilon$$-martensite phase, as well as the martensitic transformations between the phases. We use density functional theory to calculate the lattice parameters and $$C_{ij}$$ of single-crystal hcp Fe as functions of solute concentration in the dilute limit for the substitutional solutes Al, B, Cu, Mn, and Si, and the octahedral interstitial solutes C and N. Our computationally efficient methodology separates the solute dependence of the $$C_{ij}$$ into lattice strain and chemical bonding contributions. The computed data can be used to estimate the effect of solutes on polycrystalline elastic moduli and the strain energy associated with martensitic transformations. In conclusion, the data can also serve as inputs to microstructure-based models of multiphase steels containing the $$\epsilon$$-martensite phase.

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Fellinger, Michael R. ^[1]; Hector, Jr., Louis G. ^[2]; Trinkle, Dallas R. ^[1]

Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL (United States)
General Motors Global R&D Center, Warren, MI (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Mar 27 00:00:00 EDT 2019

Research Org.:: Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

OSTI Identifier:: 1503323

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0005976

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Computational Materials Science

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 164; Related Information: The raw and processed data required to reproduce these findings are available to download from http://hdl.handle.net/11256/982.; Journal ID: ISSN 0927-0256

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; lattice parameters; elastic constants; solutes; iron; steel; hcp; martensite; ab initio; DFT

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                    Fellinger, Michael R., Hector, Jr., Louis G., and Trinkle, Dallas R. Impact of solutes on the lattice parameters and elastic stiffness coefficients of hcp Fe from first-principles calculations.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Fellinger, Michael R., Hector, Jr., Louis G., & Trinkle, Dallas R. Impact of solutes on the lattice parameters and elastic stiffness coefficients of hcp Fe from first-principles calculations.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.03.056

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                    Fellinger, Michael R., Hector, Jr., Louis G., and Trinkle, Dallas R. Wed .  
"Impact of solutes on the lattice parameters and elastic stiffness coefficients of hcp Fe from first-principles calculations".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.03.056.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1503323.

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  title        = {Impact of solutes on the lattice parameters and elastic stiffness coefficients of hcp Fe from first-principles calculations},

  author       = {Fellinger, Michael R. and Hector, Jr., Louis G. and Trinkle, Dallas R.},

  abstractNote = {The hexagonal close-packed (hcp) $\epsilon$-martensite phase in steels nucleates from the $\gamma$-austenite parent phase and can undergo further transformation to the $\alpha'$-martensite phase or exist as a metastable phase depending on temperature, mechanical loading, and alloy chemistry. The solute-dependent lattice parameters and elastic stiffness coefficients $C_{ij}$ of hcp Fe influence the mechanical properties of steels containing the $\epsilon$-martensite phase, as well as the martensitic transformations between the phases. We use density functional theory to calculate the lattice parameters and $C_{ij}$ of single-crystal hcp Fe as functions of solute concentration in the dilute limit for the substitutional solutes Al, B, Cu, Mn, and Si, and the octahedral interstitial solutes C and N. Our computationally efficient methodology separates the solute dependence of the $C_{ij}$ into lattice strain and chemical bonding contributions. The computed data can be used to estimate the effect of solutes on polycrystalline elastic moduli and the strain energy associated with martensitic transformations. In conclusion, the data can also serve as inputs to microstructure-based models of multiphase steels containing the $\epsilon$-martensite phase.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.03.056},

  journal      = {Computational Materials Science},

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  volume       = 164,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Mar 27 00:00:00 EDT 2019},

  month        = {Wed Mar 27 00:00:00 EDT 2019}

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