Atomic Scale Characterisation of Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Ni-P Alloys

1999 ◽  
Vol 581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Abraham ◽  
Mattias Thuvandert ◽  
Helen M. Lane ◽  
Alfred Cerezo ◽  
George D.W. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Boundary Segregation ◽  
Atom Probe ◽  
Atomic Scale ◽  
Grain Boundary Segregation ◽  
P Concentration

ABSTRACTNanocrystalline Ni-P alloys produced by electrodeposition have been characterised by three-dimensional atom probe (3DAP) analysis. In the as-deposited materials, there are indications of some variation in P concentration between grains and segregation to grain boundaries. After heat treatment however, strong grain boundary segregation and the formation of Ni3P precipitates have been observed.

Grain boundary segregation in metals

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 1204-1205
Author(s):  
C.L. Briant
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Surface ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Electron Spectroscopy ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Boundary Segregation ◽  
Grain Boundary Segregation ◽  
Local Concentration ◽  
The One

Grain boundary segregation is the process by which solute elements in a material diffuse to the grain boundaries, become trapped there, and increase their local concentration at the boundary over that in the bulk. As a result of this process this local concentration of the segregant at the grain boundary can be many orders of magnitude greater than the bulk concentration of the segregant. The importance of this problem lies in the fact that grain boundary segregation can affect many material properties such as fracture, corrosion, and grain growth.One of the best ways to study grain boundary segregation is with Auger electron spectroscopy. This spectroscopy is an extremely surface sensitive technique. When it is used to study grain boundary segregation the sample must first be fractured intergranularly in the high vacuum spectrometer. This fracture surface is then the one that is analyzed. The development of scanning Auger spectrometers have allowed researchers to first image the fracture surface that is created and then to perform analyses on individual grain boundaries.

An atom probe tomography study of grain boundary segregation in nanocrystalline Ni-W

2005 ◽  
Vol 903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Detor ◽  
Michael K. Miller ◽  
Christopher A. Schuh
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Atom Probe Tomography ◽  
Boundary Segregation ◽  
Atom Probe ◽  
Solute Segregation ◽  
Grain Boundary Segregation ◽  
Distribution Analysis ◽  
Grain Sizes ◽  
Composition Fluctuations ◽  
20 Nm

AbstractAtom probe tomography is used to observe the solute distribution in electrodeposited nanocrystalline Ni-W alloys with three different grain sizes (3, 10, and 20 nm) and the results are compared with atomistic computer simulations. The presence of grain boundary segregation is confirmed by detailed analysis of composition fluctuations in both experimental and simulated structures, and its extent quantified by a frequency distribution analysis. In contrast to other nanocrystalline alloys, the present Ni-W alloys exhibit only a subtle amount of solute segregation to the intergranular regions. This finding is consistent with quantitative predictions for these alloys based upon a thermodynamic model of grain boundary segregation.

scholarly journals Atom Probe Tomography investigations on grain boundary segregation in polycrystalline Ti(C,N) and Zr(C,N) CVD coatings

2019 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 335-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Idriss El Azhari ◽  
Jenifer Barrirero ◽  
José García ◽  
Flavio Soldera ◽  
Luis Llanes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Atom Probe Tomography ◽  
Boundary Segregation ◽  
Atom Probe ◽  
Grain Boundary Segregation

Grain-boundary segregation in nanocrystalline CuBi layers studied with the tomographic atom probe

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 246-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Wolde-Giorgis ◽  
Tala'at Al-Kassab ◽  
Reiner Kirchheim
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Boundary Segregation ◽  
Atom Probe ◽  
Grain Boundary Segregation ◽  
Tomographic Atom Probe

Fracture Modes in Ll2 Compounds

1988 ◽  
Vol 133 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. L. Briant ◽  
A. I. Taub
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Intermetallic Compounds ◽  
Boundary Segregation ◽  
Grain Boundary Segregation ◽  
Fracture Modes ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Boron Segregation ◽  
Total Composition ◽  
Carbon Additions

ABSTRACTThis paper reports a study of grain boundary segregation and fracture modes in Ll2 intermetallic compounds. Data obtained on Ni3A1, Ni3Si, Ni3Ga, Ni3Ge, and Pt3Ga will be presented. It will be shown that the amount of boron segregation and its ability to improve cohesion depends on the total composition of the compound. The beneficial effects of boron can be counteracted by the presence of borides on the grain boundaries. Carbon additions also produce some improvement in ductility in Ni3Si.

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