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Atom Probe Compositional Analysis of Nanoscale Carbide and Carbo-Nitride Precipitates in Nb-Ti-Microalloyed Steels
Proceedings of the Materials Science & Technology Annual Meeting (2014, Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Monica Kapoor
  • Ronald J. O'Malley, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Gregory B. Thompson
Abstract

Composition of complex carbide and carbo-nitride precipitates in Ti-Nb micro-alloyed 80-ksi (0.06 wt. % Nb; 0.06 wt. % Ti) and 100-ksi (0.03 wt. % Nb; 0.12 wt. % Ti) steels was studied using atom probe tomography. Fine (~2 nm) and coarse (~8 nm) NbTiC precipitates were identified in the 100 ksi steel with the Fe content decreasing with increasing precipitate size. Both steels had coarse NbTiCN precipitates (~ 80 nm) having ~7 at. % and ~30 at. % Nb in the precipitates for the 100 ksi and 80 ksi steels respectively. Star-shaped TiC precipitates and parallel rows of interphase NbTiC clusters on and near grain boundaries were also identified in the 100 ksi steel. In the 80 ksi steels, uniformly distributed disk-shaped and spherical NbTiC clusters were observed along dislocations. The composition and phase stability of these precipitates are discussed in terms of Thermo-Calc solution thermodynamic modeling.

Meeting Name
Materials Science & Technology 2014, 2014: Oct. 12-16, Pittsburgh, PA)
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Materials Science and Engineering
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Article - Conference proceedings
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English
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© 2014 Taylor & Francis, all rights reserved.
Publication Date
10-16-2014
Publication Date
16 Oct 2014
Citation Information
Monica Kapoor, Ronald J. O'Malley and Gregory B. Thompson. "Atom Probe Compositional Analysis of Nanoscale Carbide and Carbo-Nitride Precipitates in Nb-Ti-Microalloyed Steels" Proceedings of the Materials Science & Technology Annual Meeting (2014, Pittsburgh, PA) (2014) ISSN: 1005-0302
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ronald-omalley/6/