The morphology of secondary-hardening carbides in a martensitic steel at the peak hardness by 3DFIM

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• 作者：J. Akré ; F. Danoix ; H. Leitner ; P. Auger
• 关键词：Secondary-hardening steel ; M₂C ; Three-dimensional field ion microscopy ; Atom-probe tomography
• 刊名：Ultramicroscopy
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：April 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：109
• 期：5
• 页码：518-523
• 全文大小：1079 K

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The morphology and composition of secondary-hardening M₂C carbides in a complex steel under non-isothermal tempering condition has been investigated with three-dimensional field ion microscopy and atom-probe tomography. The technical set-up and the condition of investigations have been developed. We will reveal for the first time, a virtually non-biased image of the so-called secondary-hardening microstructure, consisting in a very fine dispersion of nanometer-sized needles, idiomorphs and blocky carbides. Needles precipitate with a large number density at the maximum hardness peak. We have found out that this mixture of shape could be explained by the onset of coarsening, but the role of local factors have been evidenced: variation of composition among the carbides and even local strain effects due to the precipitation of a second phase can play a role in changing the growth conditions.