Crystallography and Morphology of MC Carbides in Niobium-Titanium Modified As-Cast HP Alloys

Autor: Milo V. Kral, Catherine M. Bishop, Karl Buchanan
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 45:3373-3385
ISSN: 1543-1940
1073-5623
Popis: The microstructures of two as-cast heats of HP alloy stainless steels modified with niobium and titanium were examined with particular attention paid to the interdendritic niobium-titanium-rich carbides formed during solidification of these alloys. Generally, these precipitates obtain a blocky morphology in the as-cast condition. However, the (NbTi)C precipitates may obtain a nodular morphology. To provide further insight to the origin of the two different morphologies obtained by the (NbTi)C precipitates in the HP-NbTi alloy, the microstructure and crystallography of each have been studied in detail using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, various electron diffraction methods (EBSD, SAD, and CBED), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE