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A subnanoscale study of the nucleation, growth, and coarsening kinetics of Cu-rich precipitates in a multicomponent Fe – Cu based steel

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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 99 Issue 5

Abstract

The nucleation, growth, and coarsening kinetics of Cu-rich precipitates in a multicomponent Fe – Cu based steel, containing 1.17 at.% Cu, aged at 500 °C for up to 1024 h are investigated. The temporal evolution of the precipitate, heterophase interface, matrix compositions and precipitate morphology are presented. Coarsening temporal exponents are determined for mean radius, number density, and supersaturations, and are compared to the Lifshitz – Slyzov – Wagner model for coarsening, modified for multicomponent alloys by Umantsev and Olson. The experimental results indicate that the alloy does not strictly follow Umantsev – Olson model behavior. Additionally, we compare the results to an investigation of a similar multicomponent steel containing 1.82 at.% Cu and to results in the literature. Furthermore, we present a Thermo-Calc determined phase diagram.

Keywords: Nucleation; Growth; Coarsening; Fe – Cu alloy; Atom-probe tomography
* Correspondence address, Dr. R. Prakash Kolli, Nalco Company, Global Customer Analytical, 1601 West Diehl Road, Naperville, IL 60563-1198, USA Tel.: +16 30 305 2386 Fax: +16 30 305 2921 E-mail:
† Correspondence address, Prof. Dr. David N. Seidman Northwestern University 2220 Campus Drive Evanston, IL 60208-3108 USA Tel.: +1 847 491 4391 Fax: +1 847 491 7820 E-mail:

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Received: 2007-12-3
Accepted: 2008-2-4
Published Online: 2013-05-23
Published in Print: 2008-05-01

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Keywords for this article
Nucleation; Growth; Coarsening; Fe – Cu alloy; Atom-probe tomography

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  1. Contents
  2. Contents
  3. Editorial
  4. Prof. Dr. Reiner Kirchheim
  5. Review
  6. Laser-assisted atom probe tomography and nanosciences
  7. Heusler films and multilayers: X-ray resonant magnetic scattering and polarized neutron reflectivity studies on the relation between structure and magnetism
  8. Perovskite-type hydrides – synthesis, structures and properties
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  10. Interface width of immiscible layered elements
  11. The decomposition reaction of lithium amide studied by anelastic spectroscopy and thermogravimetry
  12. Migration of faceted high-angle grain boundaries in Zn
  13. EELS analysis of internal metal – oxide interfaces
  14. Effect of Chemical Confinement on the mechanical relaxation spectra of poly(ethene-co-methacrylic acid) copolymers
  15. Applied
  16. Properties of hydrogen absorption by nano-structured FeTi alloys
  17. A subnanoscale study of the nucleation, growth, and coarsening kinetics of Cu-rich precipitates in a multicomponent Fe – Cu based steel
  18. Hydrogen absorption in 3.1 nanometre sized palladium samples: does structure matter?
  19. Ultrasonic study of short-range hydrogen ordering in Pd-hydride
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