Discontinuous Precipitation in a High-Nitrogen Austenitic Steel

Article Preview

Abstract:

The discontinuous precipitation of a high-nitrogen (0.8 wt%) austenitic steel has been investigated after successive steps of heat treatment at two different temperatures (800 and 850 °C). After each step of heating the material has been examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical microscopy (OM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) and microhardness tests. The precipitation of Cr2N induces the formation of a secondary austenitic phase, leads to the redistribution of N between transformed and untransformed zones and to local variations of mechanical properties.

You might also be interested in these eBooks

Info:

Periodical:

Materials Science Forum (Volumes 638-642)

Pages:

3597-3602

Citation:

Online since:

January 2010

Export:

Price:

[1] P. Shankar, D. Sundararaman, S. Ranganathan: J. Nucl. Mater. Vol. 254 (1998), p.1.

Google Scholar

[2] R. F. A. Jargelius- Pettersson: ISIJ Int. Vol. 36 (1996), No. 7, p.818.

Google Scholar

[3] H.K. Feichtinger, G. Stein: Melting of high nitrogen steel (High Nitrogen Steel 1998).

Google Scholar

[4] Stein G.: Int. J. Mater. Prod. Tec. Vol. 10 (1995), p.290.

Google Scholar

[5] H. Hanninen, J. Romu, R. Ilola, J. Tervo, A. Laitinen: J. Mater. Process. Tech. Vol. 117 (2001), p.424.

Google Scholar

[6] J.W. Simmons: Mat. Sci. Eng. A-Struct. Vol. 207 (1996), p.159.

Google Scholar

[7] F. Shi, L.J. Wang, W.F. Cui, and C.M. Liu: Acta Metall. Sin. Vol. 20 (2007), No. 2 , p.95.

Google Scholar

[8] Q.X. Dai, Z.Z. Yuan, X.M. Luo, X.N. Cheng: Mat. Sci. Eng. A-Struct. Vol. 385 (2004), p.445.

Google Scholar

[9] Heon Young Ha, HyukSang Kwon: Electrochim. Acta Vol. 52 (2007), p.2175.

Google Scholar

[10] R.D. Knutsen, C.I. Lang, J. A. Basson: Acta Mater. Vol. 52 (2004), p.2407.

Google Scholar

[11] Z.Z. Yuan, Q.X. Dai, X.N. Cheng, K.M. Chen: Mater. Charact. Vol. 58 (2007), p.87.

Google Scholar

[12] F. Vanderschaeve, R. Taillard, J. Foct: J. Mater. Sci. Vol. 30 (1995), p.6035.

Google Scholar

[13] N.C. Santhi Srinivas, V.V. Kutumbarao: Scripta Mater. Vol. 37 (1997), No. 3, p.285.

Google Scholar

[14] Makoto Kikuchi, Masanori Kajihara and Si-Kyung Choi: Mater. Sci. Eng. A-Struct. Vol. 146 (1991), p.131.

Google Scholar

[15] S. Kaciulis, A. Mezzi, G. Montesperelli, F. Lamastra, M. Rapone, F. Casadei, T. Valente and G. Gusmano: Surf. Coat. Tech. Vol. 201 (2006), p.313.

DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2005.11.128

Google Scholar