Abstract
An in situ phase transformation of the Chi (χ) phase to the Laves phase was observed in a Fe-Cr-Ni-Mo model alloy. The morphology, composition, and crystal structure of the χ and Laves phases, and their orientation relationship with the matrix austenite phase were investigated. The resulted Laves phase has larger lattice mismatch with the matrix phase than the χ phase, leading to the increase of local strain fields and the formation of dislocations. This finding is helpful to understand the precipitation behavior of the intermetallic phases in the Mo-containing austenitic stainless steels.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 233-236 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Materials Letters |
| Volume | 158 |
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| State | Published - Jun 16 2015 |
Funding
This research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Nuclear Energy, Light Water Reactor (LWR) program and Nuclear Engineering Enabling Technology (NEET) Advanced Reactor Material Program Cross-Cut activity, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with UT-Battelle, LLC.
Keywords
- Microstructure
- Mo-containing stainless steels
- Phase transformation
- TEM