| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500924 | Scripta Materialia | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Z-phase precipitation in two model alloys, 12CrVNbN and 12CrVN, has been investigated. The alloys were aged up to 104 h and their precipitate evolution was followed by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The formation rate of Z-phase from vanadium-based nitrides, (V,Nb)N, in the Nb-containing alloy was observed to proceed considerably faster than in the Nb-free alloy. A hypothesis is put forward that explains the enhanced stability of VN in terms of changes in the interfacial energy of VN with the ferrite matrix.
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Authors
L. Cipolla, H.K. Danielsen, P.E. Di Nunzio, D. Venditti, J. Hald, M.A.J. Somers,