Three-dimensional nanoscale characterisation of materials by atom probe tomography

A Devaraj, DE Perea, J Liu, LM Gordon… - International …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The development of three-dimensional (3-D), characterisation techniques with high spatial
and mass resolution is crucial for understanding and developing advanced materials for …

Aging characteristics and mechanical properties of 1600 MPa body-centered cubic Cu and B2-NiAl precipitation-strengthened ferritic steel

M Kapoor, D Isheim, G Ghosh, S Vaynman, ME Fine… - Acta materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
High-strength low-carbon ferritic steels attaining a maximum yield strength of 1600áMPa by
combined Cu and NiAl precipitation-strengthening were developed. The yield strength of the …

Nano-precipitates evolution and their effects on mechanical properties of 17-4 precipitation-hardening stainless steel

Z Wang, H Li, Q Shen, W Liu, Z Wang - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Precipitates play significant roles in materials design but in-depth understanding of the
evolution of nano-scale precipitates in complex martensitic steels is still limited. In this study …

Microstructure characterization of Cu-rich nanoprecipitates in a Fe–2.5 Cu–1.5 Mn–4.0 Ni–1.0 Al multicomponent ferritic alloy

YR Wen, A Hirata, ZW Zhang, T Fujita, CT Liu, JH Jiang… - Acta materialia, 2013 - Elsevier
The evolution of precipitates in a Fe–2.5 Cu–1.5 Mn–4.0 Ni–1.0 Al multicomponent ferritic
alloy during annealing at 500° C was systematically investigated by aberration-corrected …

The austenite reversion and co-precipitation behavior of an ultra-low carbon medium manganese quenching-partitioning-tempering steel

Y Li, W Li, W Liu, X Wang, X Hua, H Liu, X Jin - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
The multiphase microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of an ultra-low carbon
medium manganese quenching-partitioning-tempering (QPT) steel have been investigated …

Effects of Mn partitioning on nanoscale precipitation and mechanical properties of ferritic steels strengthened by NiAl nanoparticles

ZB Jiao, JH Luan, MK Miller, CY Yu, CT Liu - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
The critical role of Mn partitioning in the formation of ordered NiAl nanoparticles in ferritic
steels has been examined through a combination of atom probe tomography (APT) and …

The temporal evolution of the decomposition of a concentrated multicomponent Fe–Cu-based steel

RP Kolli, DN Seidman - Acta Materialia, 2008 - Elsevier
The nucleation (to a limited extent), growth and coarsening behavior of Cu-rich precipitates
in a concentrated multicomponent Fe–Cu-based steel aged at 500° C from 0.25 to 1024h is …

Nanoscale co-precipitation and mechanical properties of a high-strength low-carbon steel

MD Mulholland, DN Seidman - Acta Materialia, 2011 - Elsevier
Nanoscale co-precipitation in a novel high-strength low-carbon steel is studied in detail after
isothermal aging. Atom-probe tomography is utilized to quantify the co-precipitation of co …

Multicomponent High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel Precipitation-Strengthened by Sub-nanometric Cu Precipitates and M2C Carbides

D Jain, D Isheim, AH Hunter, DN Seidman - Metallurgical and Materials …, 2016 - Springer
HSLA-115 is a novel high-strength low-alloy structural steel derived from martensitic Cu-
bearing HSLA-100. HSLA-100 is typically used in conditions with overaged Cu precipitates …

High-strength steels hardened mainly by nanoscale NiAl precipitates

ZB Jiao, JH Luan, ZW Zhang, MK Miller, CT Liu - Scripta Materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
NiAl-strengthened high-strength steels usually have high Ni and Al contents in order to form
hardening particles. Here, several new low-Ni steels are reported, which achieve a …