Accelerated grain boundary migration in nanolaminated interstitial-free steel during chromizing. Issue 2 (1st February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xie, S. L.; Divinski, S. V.; Lei, Y. B.; Wang, Z. B.
• Is Part Of: Materials research letters. Volume 9:Issue 2(2021)
• Page Start: 84
• Page End: 90
• Publication Date: 2021-02-01
• Subjects: Nanolaminated structure -- diffusion -- grain boundary migration -- thermal stability -- surface mechanical rolling treatment; Materials science -- Research -- Periodicals; Biomedical materials -- Research -- Periodicals; Composite materials -- Research -- Periodicals; Biomedical materials -- Research; Composite materials -- Research; Materials science -- Research; Periodicals; 620.1105
• DOI: 10.1080/21663831.2020.1827072
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2166-3831

Abstract

Abstract : A nanolaminated surface layer was produced on interstitial-free steel by surface mechanical rolling treatment. While the microstructure showed relatively high thermal stability during annealing at 500°C, significant grain boundary (GB) migration occurred in the nanolaminated surface layer during chromizing at the same temperature. GB diffusion of Cr was observed under the Harrison B-type regime in the chromized surface layer. The accelerated GB migration was discussed to be influenced by enhanced GB energy and mobility due to the GB diffusion and enrichment of Cr in nanolaminated structures. Meanwhile, the high stresses introduced during sample preparations also enhance the coarsening kinetics. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT: UF0001 IMPACT STATEMENT: Different from enhanced thermal stability by regular GB segregation, GB enrichment of Cr due to fast GB diffusion from a Cr-coating can accelerate the GB migration in nanolaminated IF steel.