Abstract
Current paper presents a study of the α–α′ phase separation during prolonged heat treatments at 400 and 450 °C of 14%Cr oxide dispersion strengthened steel. Vickers hardness, thermo-electric power and differential scanning calorimetry measurements enabled to conclude that α′ precipitates already after 5,000 hr at 400 °C, while at 450 °C precipitation is detected only after 10,000 hr. Yet, the amount of α′ after 10,000 hr at 450 °C was larger. The results, combined with thermodynamic and diffusion length calculations, affirm that in 14%Cr ODS steel the separation occurs by the nucleation and growth mechanism rather than spinodal decomposition.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 129088 |
| Journal | Materials Letters |
| Volume | 285 |
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| State | Published - 15 Feb 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 Elsevier B.V.
Funding
We thank CEA for providing the ODS alloy. Prof. Gelbstein and Mr. George are acknowledged for their help with TEP.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| California Earthquake Authority |
Keywords
- Embrittlement
- Nucleation and growth
- ODS steels
- α-α′ phase separation