On the formation and growth of grain boundary κ-carbides in austenitic high-Mn lightweight steels
| Autor: | Mohamed N. Elkot, Binhan Sun, Xuyang Zhou, Dirk Ponge, Dierk Raabe |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Materials Research Letters, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 10-16 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 21663831 2166-3831 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/21663831.2023.2284321 |
| Popis: | The precipitation of grain boundary (GB) κ-carbides critically influences the damage-tolerance ability of high-Mn high-Al lightweight steels, particularly in harsh environments (cryogenic and H environments). The formation and growth behavior of these carbides thus need to be understood. In this work, we use atom probe tomography and four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy to study the formation mechanisms of GB κ-carbides in a Fe-28Mn-8Al-1.3C (wt.%) steel that is aged at 550°C, a temperature at which GB κ-carbide formation is often believed to be delayed or avoided. We observe that the formation of GB κ-carbides results from spinodal decomposition of grain interior (GI) κ-carbides and their further interaction with GB planes rather than from heterogeneous GB nucleation, as has been formerly proposed. However, the subsequent growth of GB κ-carbides shows different kinetics in comparison to GI κ-carbides. The underlying reason and its implications for future microstructure design of such steels are discussed. |
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