Compositional homogeneity in a medical-grade stainless steel sintered with a Mn–Si additive

Autor: Ali K. Okyay, Sh. Bagheri Mashhadi, M.J. Hadianfard, Mohammad Ali Ghaffari, Erfan Salahinejad
Přispěvatelé: Okyay, Ali Kemal
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Materials Science and Engineering C
Materials Science and Engineering: C
ISSN: 0928-4931
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2012.06.004
Popis: Cataloged from PDF version of article. In this paper, chemical composition uniformity in amorphous/nanocrystallization medical-grade stainless steel (ASTM ID: F2581) sintered with a Mn–Si additive was studied via scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The results show that as a result of sintering at 1000 °C, no dissociation of Mn–Si additive particles embedded in the stainless steel matrix occurs. In contrast, sintering at 1050 °C develops a relatively homogeneous microstructure from the chemical composition viewpoint. The aforementioned phenomena are explained by liquation of the Mn–Si eutectic additive, thereby wetting of the main powder particles, penetrating into the particle contacts and pore zones via capillary forces, and providing a path of high diffusivity. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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