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- Pan, Guanjun, et al.
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Microstructure and transformation temperatures in rapid solidified Ni-Ti alloys. Part II : The effect of copper addition
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. - : Elsevier BV. - 0925-8388 .- 1873-4669. ; 589, s. 633-642
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Ternary rapidly solidified alloys were produced and tested in this research work. Cu was added to a near equiatomic Ti49Ni51 alloy, by substituting Ni. Three compositions were considered: Ti49Ni51 Cu-x(x) (x = 5, 15, 25). Samples with the shape of cones were obtained, in order to test the effects of different rapid solidification rates. The aim of this research is to analyze the use of rapid solidification in the low regime of cooling rates (10(2)-10(3) K/s), which is much more suitable for industrial processes than the extremely high cooling rates (such as melt spinning). We found that, as Cu was added into the alloy, the transformation temperatures rapidly decline and they reach a minimum between 5 and 15 at.% of Cu. Then, they begin to increase and they are comparable with those of the binary alloy when Cu is equal to 25 at.% A higher cooling rate lowers the transformation temperatures, showing an opposite effect respect to Cu addition. Moreover, the Cu addition reduces the transformation hysteresis. Some precipitates were found in the ternary alloys and Ni and Cu showed a linear exchanging tendency in the precipitates, in the explored range of Cu content.
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- Alvarez-Asencio, Ruben, et al.
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Role of microstructure on corrosion initiation of an experimental tool alloy : A Quantitative Nanomechanical Property Mapping study
- 2014
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Ingår i: Corrosion Science. - : Elsevier BV. - 0010-938X .- 1879-0496. ; 89, s. 236-241
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The adhesion properties of a FeCrVN experimental tool alloy immersed in pure water and sodium chloride solution have been studied by Quantitative Nanomechanical Property Mapping to understand the influence of microstructure on corrosion initiation of this alloy. The approach used here allows early observation and identification of pre-pitting events that may lead to passivity breakdown of the alloy. Adhesion provides a good distinction between the different regions and we ascribe this to their vanadium and nitrogen contents. Finally, the prepitting is characterized by generation of small particles in specific regions of the surface with low chromium content.
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- Alvarez-Asencio, Rubén, et al.
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Tribological Properties Mapping : Local Variation in Friction Coefficient and Adhesion
- 2013
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Ingår i: Tribology letters. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1023-8883 .- 1573-2711. ; 50:3, s. 387-395
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Tribological properties mapping is a new technique that extracts friction coefficient and adhesion maps obtained from lateral atomic force microscope (LAFM) images. By imaging the surface systematically as a function of load, a series of images can be tiled, and pixelwise fitted to a modified Amontons' Law to obtain friction coefficient and adhesion maps. This removes the ambiguity of friction contrast in LAFM imaging which can be a function of the load used for imaging. In ambient laboratory, air and tetradecane, a sample of Vancron(A (R))40, commercial powder metallurgical tool alloy containing nitrogen, have been scanned using a standard silicon cantilever in order to obtain tribological data. The tribological properties mapping provides unique information regarding the heterogeneous alloy microstructure as well as shedding light on the tribological behavior of the alloy.
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- Anantha, Krishnan Hariramabadran, et al.
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Correlative Microstructure Analysis and In Situ Corrosion Study of AISI 420 Martensitic Stainless Steel for Plastic Molding Applications
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. - : Electrochemical Society. - 0013-4651 .- 1945-7111. ; 164:4, s. C85-C93
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this work, the corrosion behavior of tempered AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel (MSS) was studied by in-situ atomic force microscopy (AFM) in 0.1M NaCl and correlated with the microstructure. Thermocalc simulation, dilatometry, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were performed to investigate phase transformation which showed the formation of M3C, M7C3, and M23C6 type of carbides and also retained austenite. Optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and AFM characterization revealed undissolved carbides and tempering carbides in the martensitic matrix. Volta potential mapping measured by scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy (SKPFM) indicated higher electrochemical (practical) nobility of the carbides with respect to the martensitic matrix whereas regions adjacent to carbides showed lower nobilities due to chromium depletion. Open circuit potential and cyclic potentiodynamic polarization measurements showed metastable corrosion activities associated with a weak passive behavior and a risk for localized corrosion along certain carbide boundaries. In-situ AFM measurements revealed selective dissolution of certain carbide interphases and martensitic inter-lath regions indicating higher propensity to localized corrosion.
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- Anantha, Krishnan Hariramabadran, et al.
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Experimental and modelling study of the effect of tempering on the susceptibility to environment-assisted cracking of AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel
- 2019
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Ingår i: Corrosion Science. - : PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. - 0010-938X .- 1879-0496. ; 148, s. 83-93
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The resistance to environment-assisted cracking (EAC) of AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel (MSS) was investigated in 0.3 M NaCl solution (room temperature) at constant loads for 30 days. The steel tempered at 250 degrees C was superior to the 500 degrees C-temper, which showed corrosion pits favouring cracking. The fracture surface showed faceted grains, cleavage, striations, and inter- and transgranular cracks, suggesting a mixed stress corrosion cracking (SCC) and hydrogen embrittlement (HE) mechanism as the cause for EAC. Finite element modelling (FEM) indicated strain/stress localization at the mouth of deep pits and at the wall of shallow pits, displaying the favoured locations for pit-to-crack transition.
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- Anantha, Krishnan Hariramabadran, et al.
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In situ AFM study of localized corrosion processes of tempered AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel : Effect of secondary hardening
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. - : Electrochemical Society. - 0013-4651 .- 1945-7111. ; 164:13, s. C810-C818
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The effect of secondary hardening of tempered AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel on the corrosion behavior in aqueous 0.01 M NaCl has been studied, in-situ, using atomic force microscopy (AFM) to monitor real-time localized corrosion processes. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction analyses confirmed the presence of undissolved and secondary carbides (Cr23C6, Cr7C3, Cr3C2, Cr3C, Cr2C, and CrC) as well as retained austenite, all finely dispersed in the tempered martensitic matrix. Electrochemical measurements, consisted of monitoring of the open-circuit potential vs. time and cyclic polarization in 0.01 M NaCl solution, were performed to evaluate the passivity and its breakdown, and it was seen that initiation sites for localized corrosion were predominantly peripheral sites of carbides. In-situ AFM measurements revealed that there was a sequence for localized corrosion in which the neighboring matrix next to secondary carbides dissolved first, followed by corrosive attack on regions adjacent to undissolved carbides. Tempering at 500◦C reduced the corrosion resistance and the ability to passivate in comparison to tempering at 250◦C.
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- Bertram, Florian, et al.
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In situ anodization of aluminum surfaces studied by x-ray reflectivity and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of Applied Physics. - : AIP Publishing. - 0021-8979 .- 1089-7550. ; 116:3
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We present results from the anodization of an aluminum single crystal [Al(111)] and an aluminum alloy [Al 6060] studied by in situ x-ray reflectivity, in situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and ex situ scanning electron microscopy. For both samples, a linear increase of oxide film thickness with increasing anodization voltage was found. However, the slope is much higher in the single crystal case, and the break-up of the oxide film grown on the alloy occurs at a lower anodization potential than on the single crystal. The reasons for these observations are discussed as are the measured differences observed for x-ray reflectivity and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
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