Correlation of Heterogeneous Local Martensite Tetragonality and Carbon Distribution in High Carbon Steel
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. XRD
3.2. APT Preparation
3.3. APT
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Local Tetragonality
Appendix B. Isosurface
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Lift-out region | A | B | C | D | ||||
Final cooling rate | 0.5 K/s | 15 K/s | ||||||
RT ageing time (days) | 570 | 727 | 823 | 823 | ||||
(nm) for | 50 | 57 | 60 | 60 | ||||
(nm) for | 446 | 503 | 535 | 535 | ||||
EBSD | low | low | high | high | ||||
APT tip name | A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | D1 | D2 |
Avg. bulk comp. C (at %) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Number of ROI | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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Kohne, T.; Dahlström, A.; Winkelmann, A.; Hedström, P.; Borgenstam, A. Correlation of Heterogeneous Local Martensite Tetragonality and Carbon Distribution in High Carbon Steel. Materials 2022, 15, 6653. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15196653
Kohne T, Dahlström A, Winkelmann A, Hedström P, Borgenstam A. Correlation of Heterogeneous Local Martensite Tetragonality and Carbon Distribution in High Carbon Steel. Materials. 2022; 15(19):6653. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15196653
Chicago/Turabian StyleKohne, Thomas, Alexander Dahlström, Aimo Winkelmann, Peter Hedström, and Annika Borgenstam. 2022. "Correlation of Heterogeneous Local Martensite Tetragonality and Carbon Distribution in High Carbon Steel" Materials 15, no. 19: 6653. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15196653