کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1657387 | 1517627 | 2014 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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• Hot dipping and diffusion annealing increases Al/Si content in electrical steel.
• Hot dipping forms different intermetallics and a 5 μm solid solution of Al in Fe.
• Diffusion annealing sometimes causes the development of a columnar grain structure.
• Substrate grains that form a solid solution are the nuclei for the columnar grains.
• Columnar grains grow via Al diffusion from intermetallics and γ→α transformation.
An alternative method to increase the Al or Si content in steels for electrical applications consists of dipping the steel substrate in a molten Al–Si bath, followed by an annealing treatment to diffuse Al/Si into the substrate. Under specific conditions, a columnar grain structure develops during diffusion annealing. It is demonstrated that a diffusion driven mechanism is responsible for the development of this particular structure. During hot dipping, a 5 μm thick layer of the substrate forms a solid solution of Al in Fe, with Al-concentrations up to the solubility limit. The nuclei for the columnar structure are grains of this 5 μm thick layer, as this small zone does not transform into austenite during diffusion annealing. The intermetallics formed during hot dipping merely serve as an Al source during diffusion annealing.
Journal: Surface and Coatings Technology - Volume 251, 25 July 2014, Pages 15–20