Inversion of Nitrogen Redistribution in Austenitic Steel by Severe Plastic Deformation

Using the Mössbauer spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) methods, the temperature boundary of a strain-induced transformation with the inversion of the direction of nitrogen redistribution is determined in the structure of the FeMn22Cr18N0.83 austenitic steel. Deformation by high pressure torsion in Bridgman anvils below the temperature limit (298 K) leads to an increase in the amount of nitrogen in the interstitial solid solution and deformation above the limit (373 K) leads to a decrease in this value. An increase in the deformation temperature leads to the complete dissolution of the products of cellular decomposition and the formation of submicrocrystalline austenite with secondary nanocrystalline nitrides. Changes in the direction of nitrogen redistribution are explained by the competition between the mechanisms of relaxation of the structure along the paths of dispersion, dissolution of nitrides by dislocation, and decomposition of a solid solution supersaturated with nitrogen.

Sinterability and Luminescence Property of the MgO-YAG:Ce Phosphor Ceramic with Sintering Aids

MgO-YAG:Ce phosphor ceramics with the addition of Y2O3, SiO2, TiO2 and ZrO2 as sintering aids were developed from commercial powders by hot-pressing. In this work, the effects of Y2O3, SiO2, TiO2, ZrO2 on the phase composition, microstructure, sinterability and luminescence intensity of MgO-YAG:Ce phosphor ceramic were investigated. By comparison, the relative density of MgO-YAG:Ce phosphor ceramic with 2 wt.% SiO2 was satisfying, reaching 98.4%, and the luminescence intensity reached the maximum. Because SiO2 and MgO react to form interstitial solid solution Mg2SiO4, which leads to the increase of the grain boundary energy of the MgO matrix, thereby increasing the sintering performance of MgO-YAG:Ce phosphor ceramics. And SiO2 does not react with YAG, maintaining the excellent luminescence properties of YAG itself.

Isothermal section of the Ho–Cu–Sn ternary system at 670 K

The interaction of the components in the Ho-Cu-Sn ternary system was investigated at 670 K over the whole concentration range using X-ray diffraction and EPM analyses. Four ternary compounds were formed in the Ho–Cu–Sn system at 670 K: HoCuSn (LiGaGe type, space group P63mc), Ho3Cu4Sn4 (Gd3Cu4Ge4-type, space group Immm), HoCu5Sn (CeCu5Au-type, space group Pnma), and Ho1.9Cu9.2Sn2.8 (Dy1.9Cu9.2Sn2.8-type, space group P63/mmc). The formation of the interstitial solid solution based on HoSn2 (ZrSi2-type) binary compound up to 5 at. % Cu was found.

The Effect of Test Temperature on Deformation Microstructure and Fracture Mechanisms in CrMn High-Nitrogen Steels Alloyed (0-3 wt.%) with Vanadium

A temperature dependence of the tensile mechanical properties, microstructure and fracture mechanism of high-nitrogen Fe-(19-23)Cr-(17-21)Mn-(0-3)V-(0.1-0.3)C-(0.5-0.9)N vanadium-free and vanadium-containing steels was investigated. For all steels, the 0.2% offset yield strength and strain-hardening drastically increase with a decrease in test temperature. This is associated with high interstitial solid solution strengthening of the steels and more pronounced twinning and stacking-fault formation during straining below room temperature. For the vanadium-free steel, a ductile-to-brittle transition was evaluated: at 77K specimens destroy by cleavage mechanism while at room temperature steels show ductile fracture. Vanadium-alloying provides a particle strengthening of the steels and, at the same time, reduce solid-solution strengthening. Increase of vanadium concentration fully or partially suppress brittle fracture of the steels at 77K. Particle strengthening changes interstitial solid-solution effect, dislocation arrangement and slip/twinning relation in vanadium-containing high-nitrogen steels compared to vanadium-free one.

Strain Aging in Boron Alloyed Multi-Phase С- Mn – Si – Steel Wire Rod

The specimens of C – Mn – Si - steel wire rod 5.5 mm in diameter with 0.005% B and without B additions from Moldova Steel Works had been studied. It was been established by crystallographic-geometrical analysis, that the boron atoms could be allocate in B – alloyed a – Fe only in the positions of a sub-interstitial solid solution. By study a static strain aging (SSA) and a dynamic strain aging (DSA) specimens of wire rod by C – Mn – Si - steel with B and without B (both with multi-phase (ferrite- martensite (bainite)-pearlite) microstructures) more expressed decreasing of strengthening properties and higher characteristics of ductility had been determined for C – Mn – Si - steel specimens with B. These results could be explained by “de - nitrogenous” and “de - carbonaceous” mechanisms, when boron atoms from a – Fe sub-interstitial solid solution by producing wire rod and by its strain aging thermal treatment with temperatures 150 - 450 °С generate boron- nitrogenous and boron - carbonaceous – nitrogenous precipitations. By realizing these mechanisms nitrogen and carbon atoms are partly excluded from the dislocation pinning’s process. This, in fact, explains to inhibit the development of strain aging (SSA and DSA) in boron- micro-alloyed C – Mn – Si - steel.

Interaction of the components in the Gd-Mn-Sn ternary system at 873 and 673 K

The interaction of the components in the Gd-Mn-Sn ternary system was studied using the methods of X-ray and microstructure analyses, in the whole concentration range. The phase diagrams of the Gd-Mn-Sn system were constructed at 873 and 673 K. At both temperature of investigation the Gd-Mn-Sn system is characterized by existence of two ternary compounds: GdMn6Sn6 (MgFe6Ge6 structure type, space group P6/mmm) and Gd4Mn4Sn7 (Zr4Co4Ge7 structure type, space group I4/mmm). The formation of the interstitial solid solution GdMnхSn2 based on GdSn2 (ZrSi2-type) binary compound was found up to 10 at. % Mn at 873 K and 673 K. The existence of the substitutional solid solution based on GdMn2 (MgCu2-type) was observed up to 5 at.% Sn and 3 at. % Sn at 873 K and 673 K, respectively.