Evolution of Crystallographic Texture in Pure Iron and Commercial Steels by γ to α Transformation

2012 ◽  
Vol 706-709 ◽  
pp. 2657-2662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Kyung Sung ◽  
Dong Nyung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Pure Iron ◽  
Strain Energy ◽  
Elastic Anisotropy ◽  
Sheet Thickness ◽  
Surface Oxidation ◽  
Α Phase ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
Clean Metal

A novel method has been discovered for controlling the crystallographic orientation of pure iron using the γ to α phase transformation. When pure iron with clean metal surfaces undergoes the γ to α phase transformation, it develops a strong cube-on-face texture ({100}<0vw>) with the grain size being larger than the sheet thickness. The mechanism controlling the <100> orientation obtained is associated with the fact that the {100} faces are elastically compliant so that the <100> texture can develop in a manner consistent with minimization of strain energy. However, in commercial steels, although so many texture analyses have been conducted, the cube-on-face texture has been rarely observed. According to thermodynamic analysis, surface oxidation in commercial steels appears to be responsible for the deterioration of the <100> texture. This phenomenon can be explained in terms of the modification of the inherent elastic anisotropy of metal surface by the surface oxidation.

scholarly journals A theoretical investigation of orientation relationships and transformation strains in steels

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Koumatos ◽  
A. Muehlemann
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Qualitative Agreement ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Natural Generalization ◽  
Product Phase ◽  
Orientation Relationships ◽  
Α Phase ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
Alloy Concentration

The identification of orientation relationships (ORs) plays a crucial role in the understanding of solid phase transformations. In steels, the most common models of ORs are the ones by Nishiyama–Wassermann (NW) and Kurdjumov–Sachs (KS). The defining feature of these and other OR models is the matching of directions and planes in the parent face-centred cubic γ phase to ones in the product body-centred cubic/tetragonal α/α′ phase. In this article a novel method that identifies transformation strains with ORs is introduced and used to develop a new strain-based approach to phase-transformation models in steels. Using this approach, it is shown that the transformation strains that leave a close-packed plane in the γ phase and a close-packed direction within that plane unrotated are precisely those giving rise to the NW and KS ORs when a cubic product phase is considered. Further, it is outlined how, by choosing different pairs of unrotated planes and directions, other common ORs such as the ones by Pitsch and Greninger–Troiano can be derived. One of the advantages of our approach is that it leads to a natural generalization of the NW, KS and other ORs for different ratios of tetragonalityrof the product body-centred tetragonal α′ phase. These generalized ORs predict a sharpening of the transformation textures with increasing tetragonality and are thus in qualitative agreement with experiments on steels with varying alloy concentration.

Correlation Among the Variant Group, Effective Grain Size, and Elastic Strain Energy During the Phase Transformation in 9Ni Steels

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 5761-5765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hidenori Terasaki ◽  
Koji Moriguchi ◽  
Yusaku Tomio ◽  
Hideki Yamagishi ◽  
Shigekazu Morito
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Elastic Strain ◽  
Strain Energy ◽  
Elastic Strain Energy ◽  
Effective Grain Size

Effects of α–γ–α Phase Transformation on the ∑3 Boundaries in High-Purity Iron

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Ejaz Hussain ◽  
Weiguo Wang ◽  
Xinfu Gu ◽  
Yunkai Cui ◽  
Ahua Du ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transformation ◽  
High Purity ◽  
Α Phase ◽  
Purity Iron ◽  
High Purity Iron

scholarly journals Oxygen Induced Phase Transformation in TC21 Alloy with a Lamellar Microstructure

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Shu Wang ◽  
Yilong Liang ◽  
Hao Sun ◽  
Xin Feng ◽  
Chaowen Huang
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Titanium Alloys ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Lamellar Microstructure ◽  
Α Phase ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Oxygen Ingress

The main objective of the present study was to understand the oxygen ingress in titanium alloys at high temperatures. Investigations reveal that the oxygen diffusion layer (ODL) caused by oxygen ingress significantly affects the mechanical properties of titanium alloys. In the present study, the high-temperature oxygen ingress behavior of TC21 alloy with a lamellar microstructure was investigated. Microstructural characterizations were analyzed through optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Obtained results demonstrate that oxygen-induced phase transformation not only enhances the precipitation of secondary α-phase (αs) and forms more primary α phase (αp), but also promotes the recrystallization of the ODL. It was found that as the temperature of oxygen uptake increases, the thickness of the ODL initially increases and then decreases. The maximum depth of the ODL was obtained for the oxygen uptake temperature of 960 °C. In addition, a gradient microstructure (αp + β + βtrans)/(αp + βtrans)/(αp + β) was observed in the experiment. Meanwhile, it was also found that the hardness and dislocation density in the ODL is higher than that that of the matrix.

LiNiO2 Thin Films Fabricated by Diffusion of Li on Ni Tapes

2007 ◽  
Vol 336-338 ◽  
pp. 505-508
Author(s):  
Cheol Jin Kim ◽  
In Sup Ahn ◽  
Kwon Koo Cho ◽  
Sung Gap Lee ◽  
Jun Ki Chung
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Surface Oxidation ◽  
Cold Isostatic Pressing ◽  
Tube Furnace ◽  
Treatment Conditions ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Cold Rolling And Annealing

LiNiO2 thin films for the application of cathode of the rechargeable battery were fabricated by Li ion diffusion on the surface oxidized NiO layer. Bi-axially textured Ni-tapes with 50 ~ 80 μm thickness were fabricated using cold rolling and annealing of Ni-rod prepared by cold isostatic pressing of Ni powder. Surface oxidation of Ni-tapes were conducted using tube furnace or line-focused infrared heater at 700 °C for 150 sec in flowing oxygen atmosphere, resulted in NiO layer with thickness of 400 and 800 μm, respectively. After Li was deposited on the NiO layer by thermal evaporation, LiNiO2 was formed by Li diffusion through the NiO layer during subsequent heat treatment using IR heater with various heat treatment conditions. IR-heating resulted in the smoother surface and finer grain size of NiO and LiNiO2 layer compared to the tube-furnace heating. The average grain size of LiNiO2 layer was 0.5~1 μm, which is much smaller than that of sol-gel processed LiNiO2. The reacted LiNiO2 region showed homogeneous composition throughout the thickness and did not show any noticeable defects frequently found in the solid state reacted LiNiO2, but crack and delamination between the reacted LiNiO2 and Ni occurred as the reaction time increased above 4hrs.

A Study on The Phase Transformation and Exchange-Coupling of (Nd0 95La0 05)9 5FebalCo5Nb2B10.5 Nanocomposites

1999 ◽  
Vol 577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. Chen ◽  
B. M. Ma ◽  
B. Lu ◽  
M. Q. Huang ◽  
D. E. Laughlin
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Thermal Treatment ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Exchange Coupling ◽  
Phase Distribution ◽  
Maximum Energy ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
Phase Identification

ABSTRACTThe phase transformation and the exchange coupling in (Ndo095Lao005)9.5FebaICOsNb 2BI05 have been investigated. Nanocomposites were obtained by treating amorphous precursors at temperatures ranging from 650TC to 9500C for 10 minutes. The magnetic properties were characterized via the vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermomagnetic analysis (TMA), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to perform phase identification, measure grain size, and analyze phase distribution. The strength of the exchange coupling between the magnetically hard and soft phases in the corresponding nanocomposite was analyzed via the AM-versus-H plot. It was found that the remanence (Br), coercivity (Hci), and maximum energy product (BHmax) obtained were affected by the magnetic phases present as well as the grain size of constituent phases and their distribution. The optimal magnetic performance, BHm, occurred between 700°C to 750°C, where the crystallization has completed without excessive grain growth. TMA and TEM indicated that the system was composed of three phases at this point, Nd2(Fe Co) 14B, ca-Fe, and Fe3B. The exchange coupling interaction among these phases was consistently described via the AM-versus-H plot up to 750°C. The Br, Hci, and BHmax degraded severely when the thermal treatment temperature increased from 750°C. This degradation may be attributed to the grain growth of the main phases, from 45 to 68nm, and the development of precipitates, which grew from 5nm at 750°C to 12nm at 850°C. Moreover, the amount of the precipitates was found to increase with the thermal treatment temperatures. The precipitates, presumably borides, may cause a decrease in the amount of the a-Fe and Fe 3B and result in a redistribution of the Co in the nanocomposites. The increase of the Co content in the Nd 2(Fe Co) 14B may explain the increase of its Curie temperature with the thermal treatment temperatures. In this paper, we examine the impacts of these factors on the magnetic properties of (Ndo 95Lao 05)9 5FebaICosNb2B10.5 nanocomposite.

scholarly journals High-Performance Formamidinium-Based Perovskite Solar Cells via Microstructure-Mediated δ-to-α Phase Transformation

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 3246-3250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanghao Liu ◽  
Yingxia Zong ◽  
Yuanyuan Zhou ◽  
Mengjin Yang ◽  
Zhen Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Α Phase

EFFECT OF GRAIN SIZE ON THE ELECTRON WORK FUNCTION OF Cu AND Al

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 173-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
WEN LI ◽  
D. Y. LI
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Work Function ◽  
Electron Work Function ◽  
Deformation Texture ◽  
Kelvin Probe ◽  
Surface Conditions ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Sophisticated Instrument

The Kelvin probe is a sophisticated instrument which is very sensitive to changes in surface conditions, such as deformation, texture, phase transformation and contamination. Efforts have been made to use this technique to diagnose wear. In this study, the effect of the grain boundary (GB) on the electron work function (EWF) was examined with the aim of investigating the contribution of changes in grain size to total changes in the EWF during wear. Copper and aluminum were studied as examples. It was demonstrated that the EWF dropped in the vicinity of GB's and the mean EWF decreased as the grain size decreased. The mechanism responsible for the changes in the EWF with respect to the GB is discussed.

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