First-Principles Study of B Segregation at Austenite Grain Boundary and Its Effect on the Hardenability of Low-Alloy Steels
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Supercell | Number of Atoms | k-Point Mesh |
---|---|---|
1 × 1 × 3 GB | 120 | 4 × 2 × 4 |
1 × 1 × 2 GB | 80 | 4 × 2 × 6 |
M23(C,B)6 | 116 | 4 × 4 × 4 |
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Wang, J.; Yang, X.; Qian, R.; Rong, X.; Xie, Z.; Shang, C. First-Principles Study of B Segregation at Austenite Grain Boundary and Its Effect on the Hardenability of Low-Alloy Steels. Metals 2022, 12, 2006. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12122006
Wang J, Yang X, Qian R, Rong X, Xie Z, Shang C. First-Principles Study of B Segregation at Austenite Grain Boundary and Its Effect on the Hardenability of Low-Alloy Steels. Metals. 2022; 12(12):2006. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12122006
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Jingliang, Xiang Yang, Rongtao Qian, Xuequan Rong, Zhenjia Xie, and Chengjia Shang. 2022. "First-Principles Study of B Segregation at Austenite Grain Boundary and Its Effect on the Hardenability of Low-Alloy Steels" Metals 12, no. 12: 2006. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12122006