On the non-equilibrium segregation of Boron in 9-12%Cr steels
Paper in proceeding, 2017

The addition of only 20-150 ppm of boron to martensitic 9-12%Cr steels has a strong enhancing effect on their creep strength, and boron-added martensitic creep strength enhanced steels have been introduced in power plant constructions. Boron is found to redistribute in the martensitic steels during cooling after normalizing in a non-equilibrium segregation process. In this work we attempt to quantify boron segregation during solution treatment in a martensitic 9%Cr steel containing 108 ppm of boron by atom probe tomography and transmission electron microscopy. The investigated material was a solution treated at 1100C for 1 h and cooled in air. Plate-like boride of Cr2B was found on a prior austenite grain boundary (PAGB). The distribution of B, Cr, Fe, Co, Mo, C and other elements in boride and matrix was quantified. Boron is considered to segregate onto PAGBs by non-equilibrium mechanism.

atom probe tomography

non-equilibrium segregation

Martensitic creep resistant steels

boron

Author

I. Fedorova

F. B. Grumsen

Fang Liu

Materials and manufacture

J. Hald

4th International ECCC Creep & Fracture Conference

Areas of Advance

Production

Materials Science

Driving Forces

Innovation and entrepreneurship

Subject Categories

Other Materials Engineering

Infrastructure

Chalmers Materials Analysis Laboratory

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Created

10/8/2017