Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1690450 Vacuum 2007 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

The local elemental composition and morphology of stainless steel surfaces before and after high-temperature bake out (vacuum firing) has been investigated by atom probe (AP) and scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). The AP depth profiling analysis show significant surface enrichment of nickel after vacuum firing. The surface of AISI 304L stainless steel sheet samples imaged by STM show a significant reconstruction after vacuum firing. Large (1 1 1) terraces with up to 200 nm in width bounded by bunched steps and facets can be observed in the STM micrographs.

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