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Title: Interstitial-phase precipitation in iron-base alloys: a comparative study

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5122011· OSTI ID:5122011

Recent developments have elucidated the atomistic mechanisms of precipitation of interstitial elements in simple alloy systems. However, in the more technologically important iron base alloys, interstitial phase precipitation is generally not well understood. The present experimental study was therefore designed to test the applicability of these concepts to more complex ferrous alloys. Hence, a comparative study was made of interstitial phase precipitation in ferritic Fe-Si-C and in austenitic phosphorus-containing Fe-Cr-Ni steels. These systems were subjected to a variety of quench-age thermal treatments, and the microstructural development was subsequently characterized by transmission electron microscopy.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
5122011
Report Number(s):
LBL-14643; ON: DE82020127; TRN: 82-019006
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Thesis
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English