Microstructural Investigation of Protective and Non-Protective Oxides on 11% Chromium Steel

FIB, SEM and STEM/EDX were used to investigate X20 stainless-steel samples exposed to dry O₂, or O₂ containing 40% H₂O, with a flow velocity of 0.5 cm/s or 5 cm/s, for 168 hr or 336 hr at 600°C. Thin protective Cr-rich (Cr,Fe)₂O₃ was maintained on the samples exposed to dry O₂, even after 336 hr, and on the sample exposed to O₂/H₂O mixture with the low-flow velocity (0.5 cm/s) for 168 hr. The oxide scale formed in the latter environment contained less Cr, due to Cr loss through CrO₂(OH)₂ evaporation. Breakaway oxidation occurred on the samples exposed in high-gas-flow velocity for shorter time (168 hr) or in low-gas-flow velocity (0.5 cm/s) for longer time (336 hr). The breakaway scales featured a two-layered structure: an outward-growing oxide “island” consisting of almost pure hematite (α-Fe₂O₃), and an inward-growing oxide “crater” consisting of (Cr,Fe)₃O₄. The transition from a thin protective (Cr,Fe)₂O₃ scale to a non-protective thick scale on this martensitic/ferritic steel originated locally and was followed by rapid oxide growth, resulting in a thick scale that covered the whole sample surface.     

医用钴基合金的组织结构及耐腐蚀性能

以锻造CoNiCrMo，CoCrMo和CoCrMoC台会为研究对象，通过金相观察，XRD分析和耐腐蚀试验，研究了3组合金在不同热处理条件下的显微结构，相成分及在Hi同溶液中的耐腐蚀性能。结果表明：2组锻造合金的再结晶温度都是1000℃，且晶粒尺寸随着固溶温度升高和时效时间延长而逐渐变大。3组试样在NaCl溶液中为钴基合金典型的阳极极化曲线；在Hanks’溶液中均有一个二次钝化行为，且锻造CoNiCrMo合金的二次钝化区域较窄，而其他2组合金则较宽；在含柠檬酸三钠的溶液中过钝化电位降低，柠檬酸盐的存在降低了含金的耐腐蚀性能。热处理对合金的耐腐蚀性能影响不大。     

低碳低合金铸钢力学性能的研究

利用Olympus光学显微镜、扫描电镜(SEM)及能谱分析(EDAX)探讨了等温淬火工艺对低碳低合金CrMnSi铸钢力学性能的影响,并通过XRD定量分析了相的组成.结果表明,合适的等温淬火工艺,可获得一定数量的贝氏体和残余奥氏体(约6%)的复合组织,冲击断口形貌由解理刻面变为韧窝状,铸造成形无缺口试样(10 mm×10 mm×55 mm)的冲击韧度由ακ≤30 J/cm2增加至ακ≥170 J/cm2,硬度HRC≥40,具有较高硬度和冲击韧度的配合.     

Abnormal Austenite-Ferrite Transformation Behaviors of Fe-ISi: Dilatometric Measurements

WITH THE APPEASING of competition of the totaloutput of iron and steels, the new generation of ultrahigh strength steel, based on the lessen the burden ofenvironment, double improvement of mechanicalproperties and elongation of the serving life, has beenfully outspreaded in the world. More and more researchwork shows that the solid-state microstructureevolution becomes the most effective route in thedevelopment of ultra-high strength steels. A process ofgreat interest in the steel produc…     

Experimental Study of Microstructure Evolution during Tempering of Quenched Steel and Its Application

LARGE-SIZED FORGINGS are usually intensivelyquenched to obtain the desired microstructuredistribution,high strength and hardness.Becauseresidual stresses are high in quenched large-sizedforgings,tempering processes follow quenchingprocesses to reduce the residual stress and obtain goodmechanical properties.Several differentmicrostructures are generated in quenched steelforgings,such as martensite,bainite and retainedaustenite.Modeling of microstructure evolution inquenched steel during …     

电场固溶对2091A1-Li合金显微结构的影响

用电子探针及透射电镜研究了２０９１ＡｌＬｉ合金的电场固溶对显微结构的影响。结果发现，电场固溶通过促进含铜相溶解提高铜元素的固溶程度，加剧Ｌｉ原子在晶界上的非平衡偏聚，导致析出相δ′分布不均匀，体积分数减少，晶界上出现粗大的δ平衡相，Ｔ１及Ｓ′相均匀弥散分布，合金的力学性能（Ｔ６）达到了应变时效处理（Ｔ８）的水平。     

Effects of γ/γ interfacial structures on continuous coarsening of lamellar microstructure in TiAl alloy during aging

The effects of γ/γ interfacial structures on continuous coarsening of the fully lamellar microstructure in Ti-48Al alloy aged at 1 150 ℃ were investigated by using transmission electron microscopy(TEM). Continuous lamellar coarsening can be achieved not only by migration of interface faults(such as ledges, edges and curved interfaces) but also by migration and decomposition of perfect γ/γ lamellar interfaces. Thermal grooves, initiative positions of interfacial dissociation, can frequently form at the triple point junctions between the 120°-rotational ordered γ domain boundaries within γ lamellae and the lamellar interfaces. During the early stage of aging at 1 150 ℃, the interface migration and dissociation took place preferentially at the 120°-rotational ordered lamellar interfaces. Comparing the relative thermal stability of the true-twin, pseudo-twin and 120°-rotational ordered γ/γ lamellar interfaces shows that the 120°-rotational ordered lamellar interface is the most unstable. The reason of this phenomenon was analyzed through the comparisons of the interfacial energies and atomic arrangements of the three types of γ/γ lamellar interfaces.     

Metallographic sample prepared by ion beam etching

Ion beam etching technique was used to reveal the metallograhpic microstructure and interface morphology of electroplating chromium coating, in particular, whose substrate surface layer was treated in advance by laser quenching. Chemical etchings were also conducted for comparison. The reveal microstructures were observed and analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. The results show that ion beam etching can reveal well the whole microstructures of composite coating-substrate materials.