Characterization of 14Cr ODS Steel Fabricated by Spark Plasma Sintering
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiment
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Microstructure
3.2. Nanoparticles
3.3. M23C6
3.4. Tensile Properties
4. Conclusions
- (1)
- Both submicron-sized and micron-sized grains existed in the microstructure of the as-SPSed ODS sample;
- (2)
- Body-centered cubic Y3Al5O12 particles and monoclinic Y4Al2O9 particles were identified, and these nanoparticles were found homogeneously distributed in the ODS sample;
- (3)
- The existence of large M23C6 particles in the ODS sample was confirmed;
- (4)
- Tensile properties of the as-SPSed ODS sample were analyzed, and the fracture mode was predominantly ductile with regions of brittle fracture.
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhao, Q.; Qiao, Z.; Liu, Y.; Yu, L.; Huang, Y.; Guo, Q.; Li, H. Characterization of 14Cr ODS Steel Fabricated by Spark Plasma Sintering. Metals 2019, 9, 200. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9020200
Zhao Q, Qiao Z, Liu Y, Yu L, Huang Y, Guo Q, Li H. Characterization of 14Cr ODS Steel Fabricated by Spark Plasma Sintering. Metals. 2019; 9(2):200. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9020200
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Qian, Zhixia Qiao, Yongchang Liu, Liming Yu, Yuan Huang, Qianying Guo, and Huijun Li. 2019. "Characterization of 14Cr ODS Steel Fabricated by Spark Plasma Sintering" Metals 9, no. 2: 200. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9020200