Journal
JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages 3657-3664Publisher
AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2009.NS47
Keywords
Super Duplex Stainless Steels; Atom Probe Field Ion Microscopy; Spinodal Decomposition; Data Processing; Transmission Electron Microscopy
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Three variants of super duplex stainless steel weld metals with the basic composition 29Cr-8Ni-2Mo (wt%) were investigated. The nitrogen content of the three materials was 0.22%, 0.33% and 0.37%, respectively. Isothermal heat treatments were performed at 450 degrees C for times up to 243 h. The hardness evolution of the three materials was found to vary with the overall concentration of the nitrogen. Atom probe field ion microscopy (APFIM) was used to directly detect and quantify the degree of spinodal decomposition in different material conditions. 3-DAP atomic reconstruction clearly illustrate nanoscale variation of iron rich (alpha) and chromium rich (alpha') phases. A longer ageing time produces a coarser microstructure with larger alpha and alpha' domains. Statistical evaluation of APFIM data showed that phase separation was significant already after I h of ageing that gradually became more pronounced. Although nanoscale concentration variation was evident, no significant influence of overall nitrogen content on the degree of spinodal decomposition was found.
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