Decomposition of the solid solution in austenitic steels with carbon and nitrogen

1972 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 574-577
Author(s):  
V. D. Verner ◽  
G. A. Tolmacheva ◽  
L. F. Usova ◽  
V. A. Zvereva
2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Chmielak ◽  
L. Mujica Roncery ◽  
P. Niederhofer ◽  
S. Weber ◽  
W. Theisen

AbstractThe use of interstitial elements has been a key factor for the development of different kinds of steels. However, this aspect has been little explored in the field of high entropy alloys (HEAs). In this investigation, the effect of carbon and nitrogen in a near-equiatomic CrMnFeCoNi HEA is studied, analyzing their impact on the microstructure, and mechanical properties from 77K to 673K, as well as wear, and corrosion resistance. Carbon and nitrogen are part of the FCC solid solution and contribute to the formation of precipitates. An increase in the yield and ultimate tensile strength accompanied with a decrease in the ductility are the main effects of C and N. The impact toughness of the interstitial-free material is higher than that of C and C+N alloyed systems. Compared to CrNi and CrMn austenitic steels, the wear resistance of the alloys at room temperature is rather low. The surface corrosion resistance of HEAs is comparable to austenitic steels; nevertheless HEAs are more susceptible to pitting in chloride containing solutions.


2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fujio Abe

Recent progress in creep-resistant bainitic, martensitic, and austenitic steels for high efficiency coal-fired power plants is comprehensively reviewed with emphasis on long-term creep strength and microstructure stability at grain boundaries (GBs). The creep strength enhanced ferritic (CSEF) steels, such as Grade 91 (9Cr–1Mo–0.2V–0.05Nb), Grade 92 (9Cr–0.5Mo–1.8W–VNb), and Grade 122 (11Cr–0.4Mo–2W–1CuVNb), can offer the highest potential to meet the required flexibility for ultra-supercritical (USC) power plants operating at around 600 °C, because of their smaller thermal expansion and larger thermal conductivity than austenitic steels and Ni base alloys. Further improvement of creep strength of martensitic 9 to 12Cr steels has been achieved by substituting a part or all of Mo with W and also by the addition of Co, V, Nb, and boron. A martensitic 9Cr–3W–3Co–VNb steel strengthened by boron and MX nitrides, designated MARBN, exhibits not only much higher creep strength of base metal than Grade 91, Grade 92, and Grade 122 but also substantially no degradation in creep strength due to type IV fracture in welded joints at 650 °C. High-strength bainitic 2.25 to 3Cr steels have been developed by enhancing solid solution hardening due to W and precipitation hardening due to (V,Nb)C carbides in bainitic microstructure. The improvement of creep strength of austenitic steels has been achieved by solid solution hardening due to the addition of Mo, W, and nitrogen and by precipitation hardening due to the formation of fine MX (M = Ti, Nb, X = C, N), NbCrN, M23C6, Cu phase, and Fe2(Mo,W) Laves phase. The boundary and sub-boundary hardening are shown to be the most important strengthening mechanism in creep of creep-resistant steels and is enhanced by fine dispersions of precipitates along boundaries.


1977 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-161
Author(s):  
L. K. Gordienko ◽  
L. F. Usova ◽  
T. N. Simonova

Author(s):  
Valentin Gavriljuk ◽  
Bela Shanina ◽  
Vladyslav Shyvanyuk ◽  
Sergey Teus

Austenitic steels represent a promising class of engineering materials for hydrogen use in vehicles, e.g. for tanks and pipelines. This topic is analyzed in terms of the effect of alloying elements on the interatomic bonds in the solid solutions and, consequently, on the interaction between hydrogen atoms and dislocations and hydrogen embrittlement, HE. The effect of Cr, Ni, Mn, Mo, Si, Al, Cu, C, N was studied. It is shown that the physical reason for HE amounts to the hydrogen-caused increase in the concentration of free electrons in the austenitic solid solution. For this reason, the alloying with elements decreasing the concentration of free electrons is expected to improve resistance of austenitic steels to HE. Alloying with Cr, Mn, Mo and Si is shown to be useful, whereas Cu, Al, Ni, N assist hydrogen degradation. The role of Ni amounts only to stabilization of the fcc austenitic lattice and its absence or the decrease of its content in steel is desirable. Based on the obtained results, recommendations are made for design of austenitic steels with increased hydrogen resistance.


1955 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
KE TING-SUI ◽  
YUNG PAO-TSUI ◽  
WANG YEH-NING

Author(s):  
G. M. Rowe ◽  
W. H. Rand ◽  
B. H. Kear

The formation of stacking faults upon aging a solution treated and quenched nickel-base alloy has been reported previously. More recent work has revealed a similar behavior in several γ’ precipitation hardened nickel-base alloys aged in the temperature range l400°-1650°F. The faults intersect both γ (nickel solid solution) and γ’ (Ni3Al solid solution) phases, and are of extrinsic type. Fault formation is attributed to a chemical segregation effect involving the climb of Frank partials, similar to that reported for austenitic steels.Fig. 1 shows extrinsic faults associated with a slip band in Udimet 700 lightly deformed at 70°F prior to aging. For the specified [011] normal to the foil, the slip trace is (11), and the faults lie in (111) and (11). Using the g · b = 0 or ± 1/3 (s = 0) criterion for dislocation invisibility, Figs, 1 (a-c) show that the outer partial for a (111) fault must be 1/6 [11] Shockley, or 1/3 [111] Frank.


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