The Bonding Characteristics and Local Structure of Carbon in Solution and Iron Carbides in Iron Using C K-Edge X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Measurement and First-Principle Calculation

Autor: Masashi Nakatake, Sho-Ichi Takakura, Mitsuharu Yonemura, Yuki Yoshimoto
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Zdroj: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 50:4435-4444
ISSN: 1543-1940
1073-5623
DOI: 10.1007/s11661-019-05328-4
Popis: The bonding characteristics and local structure of carbon in Fe-0.79 mass pct C martensitic and pearlitic steels are investigated using C K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and full-potential real-space multiple-scattering calculations. We find that the subpeak at 288 to 290 eV is related to the precipitation of carbides such as θ-Fe3C, η-Fe2C, e-Fe3C, and χ-Fe5C2. Consequently, martensitic and pearlitic steels are characterized by peaks at 283 and 288 eV, respectively. The decay in the intensity of the peak at 288 eV follows carbon dilution in the θ-carbide, which is crucial for carbon aggregation. Since no high-precision C K-edge XAS spectral data are currently available for θ-Fe3C and carbon in solution, we believe that the proposed method is a suitable one for elucidating the mechanism of formation of the microstructure of steel from the viewpoint of carbon precipitation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE