Study of the S phase formed on plasma-nitrided AISI 316L stainless steel
Some tribological and corrosion resistance properties of austenitic stainless steels are enhanced by the formation of the S phase, also called expanded austenite. This phase is formed on the surfaces of austenitic stainless steels nitrided under certain conditions. In this work, AISI 316L steel was...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Materials science & engineering. A, Structural materials : properties, microstructure and processing Structural materials : properties, microstructure and processing, 2006-09, Vol.431 (1), p.315-321 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Some tribological and corrosion resistance properties of austenitic stainless steels are enhanced by the formation of the S phase, also called expanded austenite. This phase is formed on the surfaces of austenitic stainless steels nitrided under certain conditions. In this work, AISI 316L steel was plasma-nitrided at 350, 400, 450, and 500
°C, and the samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy (CEMS), and wavelength dispersive spectroscopy (WDS) in order to investigate the S phase. XRD analysis identified the presence of a distorted cubic structure phase. The modified layer consists of an austenitic phase with different content of nitrogen, ranging from approximately 10 to 40 at%, and also γ′-Fe
4N and ɛ-Fe
2–3N phases. A diminution in the S phase occurs with the increase in nitriding temperature, and this decrease is related to the transformation of the S phase to the γ′-Fe
4N phase. |
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ISSN: | 0921-5093 1873-4936 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.msea.2006.06.023 |