scholarly journals In-Situ Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Investigation of Microstructural Evolutions During Low-Pressure Carburizing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ogün Baris Tapar ◽  
Jérémy Epp ◽  
Matthias Steinbacher ◽  
Jens Gibmeier
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Content ◽  
Carbon Diffusion ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Carbon Accumulation ◽  
Experimental Chamber ◽  
Carbide Formation ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Carbon Supply

AbstractAn experimental heat treatment chamber and control system were developed to perform in-situ X-ray diffraction experiments during low-pressure carburizing (LPC) processes. Results from the experimental chamber and industrial furnace were compared, and it was proven that the built system is reliable for LPC experiments. In-situ X-ray diffraction investigations during LPC treatment were conducted at the German Electron Synchrotron Facility in Hamburg Germany. During the boost steps, carbon accumulation and carbide formation was observed at the surface. These accumulation and carbide formation decelerated the further carbon diffusion from atmosphere to the sample. In the early minutes of the diffusion steps, it is observed that cementite content continue to increase although there is no presence of gas. This effect is attributed to the high carbon accumulation at the surface during boost steps which acts as a carbon supply. During quenching, martensite at higher temperature had a lower c/a ratio than later formed ones. This difference is credited to the early transformation of austenite regions having lower carbon content. Also, it was noticed that the final carbon content dissolved in martensite reduced compared to carbon in austenite before quenching. This reduction was attributed to the auto-tempering effect.

scholarly journals In-Situ Characterization by High-Energy X-ray Diffraction of the Phase Transformations Leading to Transformation-Induced Plasticity-Aided Bainitic Steel

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Zélie Tournoud ◽  
Frédéric De Geuser ◽  
Gilles Renou ◽  
Didier Huin ◽  
Patricia Donnadieu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Content ◽  
Phase Transformations ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Heat Treatments ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
Bainitic Steel ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Transformation Induced Plasticity ◽  
X Ray

The phase transformations occurring during the heat treatments leading to transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP)-aided bainitic steel have been investigated in-situ by high-energy X-ray diffraction (HEXRD) conducted with synchrotron light at 90 keV. Direct microstructure characterization has been performed by electron microscopy using electron backscatter diffraction and orientation and phase mapping in a transmission electron microscope. HEXRD data allow the quantification of the evolution of the austenite phase fraction with the heat treatments, as well as its carbon content and the fraction of carbides, from the lattice parameter evolution. It is shown that different combinations of austenite fraction and carbon content can be reached by adjusting the heat treatment temperature.

scholarly journals Gas-induced selective re-orientation of Au–Cu nanoparticles on TiO2 (110)

Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 752-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Wilson ◽  
Aude Bailly ◽  
Romain Bernard ◽  
Yves Borensztein ◽  
Alessandro Coati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bimetallic Nanoparticles ◽  
Grazing Incidence ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Photoemission Spectroscopy ◽  
Cu Nanoparticles ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Different Temperatures

Au–Cu bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) grown on TiO2(110) have been followed in situ using grazing incidence X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy from their synthesis to their exposure to a CO/O2 mixture at low pressure (P < 10−5 mbar) and at different temperatures (300 K–470 K).

scholarly journals Carbon content evolution in austenite during austenitization studied by in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction of a hypoeutectoid steel

Materialia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 100664 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Denand ◽  
V.A. Esin ◽  
M. Dehmas ◽  
G. Geandier ◽  
S. Denis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Content ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Hypoeutectoid Steel

In situ Investigation during Low Pressure Carburizing by Means of Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction*

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 417-431
Author(s):  
O. B. Tapar ◽  
M. Steinbacher ◽  
J. Gibmeier ◽  
N. Schell ◽  
J. Epp
Keyword(s):  
Low Pressure ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Electron Synchrotron ◽  
Carbon Profile ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Direct Contribution ◽  
Synchrotron Facility ◽  
In Situ Investigation ◽  
Low Levels

Abstract In situ X-ray diffraction investigations during low pressure carburizing (LPC) processes were performed with a specially developed process chamber at the German Electron Synchrotron Facility (DESY) in Hamburg, Germany. Carbon saturation in austenite was reached in less than 20 seconds for all processes with different parameters and carbides formed at the surface. Therefore, the direct contribution of carbon donor gas to the carbon profile after 20 seconds was reduced to very low levels. After that point, further supply of carbon donor gas increased the amount of carbides formed at the surface, which will contribute to the carbon profile indirectly by dissolution in the following diffusion steps. During quenching, martensite at higher temperatures had a lower c/a ratio than later formed ones. This difference is credited to self-tempering effects and reordering of carbon atoms within the martensite lattice.

SYNTHESIS OF WC–Co NANOCOMPOSITES BY USING POLYMERS AS IN SITU CARBON SOURCE

2002 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 139-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. VAMSI KRISHNA ◽  
K. V. GAGANPREET ◽  
H. BHUNIA
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Source ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Commercial Production ◽  
Carbide Formation ◽  
Processing Conditions ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Phase Purity ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Temperature Time

The WC–Co nanocomposites were synthesized by using a polymer precursor such as polyacrylonitrile, which severs as an in situ carbon source. The WC–Co nanocomposites formed are characterized by X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy. Nearly pure WC–Co nanocomposites with a particle size in the range of 60–80 nm have been obtained. The use of H2 atmosphere enhanced the carbide formation and in turn reduced the reaction time (at high temperature). The phase purity of the products is strongly influenced by the processing conditions such as the firing temperature, time and atmosphere. This suggests that the process parameters have to be optimized before scaling up the process for commercial production.

The Use of Advanced Analytical Techniques for Characterization of the Chemical, Physical, and Crystallographic Nature of a Surface

1973 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 132-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Herfert
Keyword(s):  
Surface Characterization ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Depth Of Penetration ◽  
X Ray ◽  
The Past ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Scanning Electron

Studies of the nature of a surface, either metallic or nonmetallic, in the past, have been limited to the instrumentation available for these measurements. In the past, optical microscopy, replica transmission electron microscopy, electron or X-ray diffraction and optical or X-ray spectroscopy have provided the means of surface characterization. Actually, some of these techniques are not purely surface; the depth of penetration may be a few thousands of an inch. Within the last five years, instrumentation has been made available which now makes it practical for use to study the outer few 100A of layers and characterize it completely from a chemical, physical, and crystallographic standpoint. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) provides a means of viewing the surface of a material in situ to magnifications as high as 250,000X.

In-situ Investigation of Bainite Formation with fast X-Ray Diffraction (iXRD)

2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. 355-364
Author(s):  
A. Kopp ◽  
T. Bernthaler ◽  
D. Schmid ◽  
G. Ketzer-Raichle ◽  
G. Schneider
Keyword(s):  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
In Situ Investigation
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