Abstract
The influence of cobalt addition on precipitation of copper in a high-strength stainless steel was investigated using three-dimensional atom probe tomography. A decrease in copper precipitate size with narrowed distribution was observed in cobalt-containing steel. The concentration profile across the precipitate-matrix interface indicated rejection of cobalt atoms from the copper precipitates. This behavior was explained with first-principles calculations using energy-minimization criterion.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 943-946 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2012 |
Keywords
- 3DAP
- Casting
- First-principle electron theory
- Precipitation
- Stainless steels
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metals and Alloys