Initiation and Growth of Short Cracks during Cycling in an Aged Superduplex Stainless Steel

2011 ◽  
Vol 465 ◽  
pp. 411-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Balbi ◽  
S. Hereñú ◽  
Ingrid Proriol Serre ◽  
Jean Bernard Vogt ◽  
A.F. Armas ◽  
...  

The kinetics of short crack growth during cycling has been studied in a superduplex stainless steel in aged condition. After few cycles, slip lines appear distributed in both phases but the preferred phase for microcrack nucleation is the ferrite. Contrary to the exponential behavior observed in the as-received material, the growth rate of microcracks in aged condition follows a rather linear law. Internal dislocation structures were studied in the near surface region; microbands that sometimes extend over several grains were found at approximately 45º of the tensile axis on ferrite grains. The origin of the microbands has been analyzed and correlated with the microcracks.

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (12) ◽  
pp. 8060-8069
Author(s):  
Wojciech J. Nowak

AbstractIn the present work, the influence of surface roughness on oxidation kinetics of AISI 316Ti stainless steel and its consequences in term of oxidation resistance were investigated. Namely, the effect of surface roughness on oxidation resistance was evaluated during different types of cyclic oxidation tests at 900 and 1000 °C. The obtained results revealed that alloy possessing higher surface roughness showed longer lifetime compared to that with lower surface roughness. It was also found that more severe cyclic conditions suppressed the positive effect of surface roughness on sample’s lifetime. The better oxidation resistance of rougher alloy was correlated with suppressed formation of Fe-rich nodules on ground surfaces and explained by the combined effect of introduced defects in the near-surface region and possible increase in residual stresses caused by mechanical surface preparation.


1993 ◽  
Vol 323 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Harper Walsh ◽  
N. B. Feilchenfeld ◽  
J. A. Schwarz

ABSTRACTMicrostructural differences in copper deposited by four techniques commonly used in the microelectronics industry were previously reported. [1] The reaction rates were predicted using either grain size or grain orientation as the dominant microstructure characteristic. A practical method to monitor copper speciation was developed.[2] This technique was used to measure the reaction rates for the different copper films under two different etching conditions. The results are explained using grain size, grain orientation and near surface region composition.


Vacuum ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 230-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kotaro Takeyasu ◽  
Masuaki Matsumoto ◽  
Katsuyuki Fukutani

2007 ◽  
Vol 265 ◽  
pp. 19-23
Author(s):  
M. Vasylyev ◽  
Vitaliy A. Tinkov ◽  
Sergey I. Sidorenko ◽  
S.M. Voloshko

The method of Ionization Spectroscopy is used to study the thermo-induced kinetics of surface segregation of the Pt80Co20(111) alloy components. The temperature dependence of the Co diffusion coefficient in this alloy is determined. It is found that the value of the activation energy for the segregation of Co atoms in the near-surface region is close to the heat of sublimation of pure Co.


2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (10n11) ◽  
pp. 1540013 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Fang ◽  
J. Kennedy ◽  
M. Dhillon ◽  
S. Flint

Bacteria can attach to stainless steel surfaces, resulting in the colonization of the surface known as biofilms. The release of bacteria from biofilms can cause contamination of food such as dairy products in manufacturing plants. This study aimed to modify stainless steel surfaces with silver nanofilms and to examine the antibacterial effectiveness of the modified surface. Ion implantation was applied to produce silver nanofilms on stainless steel surfaces. 35 keV Ag ions were implanted with various fluences of 1 × 1015 to 1 × 1017 ions•cm-2 at room temperature. Representative atomic force microscopy characterizations of the modified stainless steel are presented. Rutherford backscattering spectrometry spectra revealed the implanted atoms were located in the near-surface region. Both unmodified and modified stainless steel coupons were then exposed to two types of bacteria, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Streptococcus thermophilus, to determine the effect of the surface modification on bacterial attachment and biofilm development. The silver modified coupon surface fluoresced red over most of the surface area implying that most bacteria on coupon surface were dead. This study indicates that the silver nanofilm fabricated by the ion implantation method is a promising way of reducing the attachment of bacteria and delay biofilm formation.


1987 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. W. White ◽  
L. A. Boatner ◽  
J. Rankin ◽  
M. J. Aziz

ABSTRACTIon implantation damage and thermal annealing results are presented for single crystals of SrTiO3 and CaTiO3. The near-surface region of both of these materials can be made amorphous by low doses (∼1015/cm2 ) of heavy ions (Pb at 540 keV). During annealing, the amorphous implanted region crystallizes epitaxially on the underlying single-crystal substrate. The kinetics of this solid-phase epitaxial recrystallization process have been measured by employing ion channeling techniques.


Author(s):  
R.C. Dickenson ◽  
K.R. Lawless

In thermal oxidation studies, the structure of the oxide-metal interface and the near-surface region is of great importance. A technique has been developed for constructing cross-sectional samples of oxidized aluminum alloys, which reveal these regions. The specimen preparation procedure is as follows: An ultra-sonic drill is used to cut a 3mm diameter disc from a 1.0mm thick sheet of the material. The disc is mounted on a brass block with low-melting wax, and a 1.0mm hole is drilled in the disc using a #60 drill bit. The drill is positioned so that the edge of the hole is tangent to the center of the disc (Fig. 1) . The disc is removed from the mount and cleaned with acetone to remove any traces of wax. To remove the cold-worked layer from the surface of the hole, the disc is placed in a standard sample holder for a Tenupol electropolisher so that the hole is in the center of the area to be polished.


Author(s):  
John D. Rubio

The degradation of steam generator tubing at nuclear power plants has become an important problem for the electric utilities generating nuclear power. The material used for the tubing, Inconel 600, has been found to be succeptible to intergranular attack (IGA). IGA is the selective dissolution of material along its grain boundaries. The author believes that the sensitivity of Inconel 600 to IGA can be minimized by homogenizing the near-surface region using ion implantation. The collisions between the implanted ions and the atoms in the grain boundary region would displace the atoms and thus effectively smear the grain boundary.To determine the validity of this hypothesis, an Inconel 600 sample was implanted with 100kV N2+ ions to a dose of 1x1016 ions/cm2 and electrolytically etched in a 5% Nital solution at 5V for 20 seconds. The etched sample was then examined using a JEOL JSM25S scanning electron microscope.


Author(s):  
S. Cao ◽  
A. J. Pedraza ◽  
L. F. Allard

Excimer-laser irradiation strongly modifies the near-surface region of aluminum nitride (AIN) substrates. The surface acquires a distinctive metallic appearance and the electrical resistivity of the near-surface region drastically decreases after laser irradiation. These results indicate that Al forms at the surface as a result of the decomposition of the Al (which has been confirmed by XPS). A computer model that incorporates two opposing phenomena, decomposition of the AIN that leaves a metallic Al film on the surface, and thermal evaporation of the Al, demonstrated that saturation of film thickness and, hence, of electrical resistance is reached when the rate of Al evaporation equals the rate of AIN decomposition. In an electroless copper bath, Cu is only deposited in laser-irradiated areas. This laser effect has been designated laser activation for electroless deposition. Laser activation eliminates the need of seeding for nucleating the initial layer of electroless Cu. Thus, AIN metallization can be achieved by laser patterning followed by electroless deposition.


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