Inclusion and Microstructure Characteristics in a Steel Sample with TiO2 Nanoparticle Addition and Mg Treatment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Figure | Position | Ti | Mg | Al | Mn | S |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1a | Point 1 | 41.98 | 33.50 | 17.89 | 6.63 | - |
Point 2 | 35.04 | 37.39 | 21.31 | 6.26 | - | |
1b | Point 1 | 39.94 | 34.78 | 18.02 | 7.26 | - |
Point 2 | 22.00 | 28.45 | 13.68 | 23.23 | 12.64 |
Figure | Position | Al | Mn | S |
---|---|---|---|---|
2a | Point 1 | 100 | - | - |
Point 2 | 100 | - | - | |
2b | Point 1 | 94.69 | 3.45 | 1.86 |
Point 2 | 24.12 | 47.23 | 28.65 |
Figure | Position | Ti | Mg | Al | Mn | S | Si |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6a | Point 1 | 26.93 | 41.44 | 25.91 | 5.72 | - | - |
Point 2 | 19.29 | 31.87 | 18.45 | 18.75 | 9.44 | 2.20 | |
6b | Point 1 | 23.36 | 43.02 | 28.65 | 4.97 | - | - |
Point 2 | 19.13 | 46.40 | 29.29 | 5.18 | - | - |
Figure | Position | Al | Mn | S |
---|---|---|---|---|
7a | Point 1 | 100 | - | - |
Point 2 | 100 | - | - | |
7b | Point 1 | 91.15 | 5.31 | 3.54 |
Point 2 | 24.56 | 45.89 | 29.55 |
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Cai, Z.; Kong, H. Inclusion and Microstructure Characteristics in a Steel Sample with TiO2 Nanoparticle Addition and Mg Treatment. Metals 2019, 9, 171. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9020171
Cai Z, Kong H. Inclusion and Microstructure Characteristics in a Steel Sample with TiO2 Nanoparticle Addition and Mg Treatment. Metals. 2019; 9(2):171. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9020171
Chicago/Turabian StyleCai, Zhengyu, and Hui Kong. 2019. "Inclusion and Microstructure Characteristics in a Steel Sample with TiO2 Nanoparticle Addition and Mg Treatment" Metals 9, no. 2: 171. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9020171