Investigation of precipitate in an austenitic ODS steel containing a carbon-rich process control agent

Autor: Tim Gräning, Michael Rieth, Anton Möslang, Alexei Kuzmin, Andris Anspoks, Janis Timoshenko, Arturs Cintins, Juris Purans
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nuclear Materials and Energy, Vol 15, Iss , Pp 237-243 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-1791
DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2018.05.005
Popis: Austenitic oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) steels are one of the candidates as a structural material for high-temperature applications in future power plants. To guarantee the necessary high production yield, the production process was improved in terms of reproducibility and scalability, by adding a process control agent (PCA) during the milling process. Due to this addition and the inherent change of the production process, the produced powder was thoroughly investigated using transmission electron microscopy and X-ray absorption spectroscopy methods to reveal the formation of chromium-rich carbides adjunct to titanium. Hence, less titanium was available to form the preferred complex nano-oxides the addition of carbon to the system influences the formation of precipitates severely in terms of their amount and size. The mechanical alloying process itself was unaffected by the addition of a PCA, and mixing and alloying of used elements still occurs. Keywords: Oxide dispersion strengthened steel, Mechanical alloying, Austenitic steel, Process control agent, Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray absorption spectroscopy
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