Published August 15, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Comparison of NiAl precipitation in a medium carbon secondary hardening steel and C-free PH13-8 maraging steel

  • 1. Materials Center Leoben Forschung GmbH, Franz Josef Strasse 13, A-8700 Leoben (Austria) and Department of Physical Metallurgy and Materials Testing, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Franz Josef Strasse 18, A-8700 Leoben (Austria)
  • 2. Department of Physical Metallurgy and Materials Testing, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Franz Josef Strasse 18, A-8700 Leoben (Austria)
  • 3. Institut des Materiaux de Rouen, Groupe de Physique des Materiaux, UMR CNRS 6634, Rouen (France)
  • 4. Boehler Edelstahl GmbH, Mariazellerstrasse 25, A-8605 Kapfenberg (Austria)

Description

The microstructural evolution of an experimental Fe-1.4C-2.6Cr-1.4Mo-6.0Ni-5.0Al (composition in at.%) secondary hardening steel has been studied during isothermal aging at 610 deg. C. Atom probe field ion microscopy and transmission electron microscopy have been used to characterise precipitate types and precipitation sequences as well as to examine changes in the solute distribution. The strengthening effects were identified as multiphase precipitation processes of secondary hardening carbides and an intermetallic β-NiAl phase, starting at aging times of less than 1 min. The results are discussed regarding the evolution of phase composition and precipitate morphology. Special emphasis is placed on the comparison of the NiAl precipitation behaviour in the investigated experimental steel and in C-free PH13-8 maraging steel

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.msea.2006.05.071;
PII
S0921-5093(06)00754-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Materials Science and Engineering. A, Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing
Journal Volume
429
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 96-106
ISSN
0921-5093
CODEN
MSAPE3

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Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.