Zn Penetration in Liquid Metal Embrittled TWIP Steel

Autor: Heeseung Kang, Bruno C. De Cooman, Lawrence Cho, Chang-Wook Lee
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 47:2885-2905
ISSN: 1543-1940
1073-5623
DOI: 10.1007/s11661-016-3475-x
Popis: Hot-dip Zn-coated high manganese twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP) steel is sensitive to liquid metal embrittlement (LME). The microstructure of Zn-coated TWIP steel after brittle fracture at 1123 K (850 °C) was investigated. The grain boundaries at the tip of the Zn penetration were analyzed by electron microscopy and atom probe tomography. Γ-(Fe,Mn)3Zn10 was found at the tip of the Zn penetration in the TWIP steel, implying that liquid Fe- and Mn-saturated Zn-rich alloy had percolated along the grain boundaries to the tip of the Zn penetration. Evidence for extensive Zn grain boundary diffusion ahead of the Zn-rich alloy percolation path was also observed. Both the Stoloff–Johnson–Westwood–Kamdar model and the Krishtal–Gordon–An model for LME crack formation are compatible with the present in-depth microanalysis of the Zn penetration.
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