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MM: Fachverband Metall- und Materialphysik
MM 10: Intermetallic Phases II
MM 10.1: Talk
Monday, March 23, 2009, 16:00–16:15, IFW B
Ordering and site occupancy of ternary elements in Fe3Al — •Thomas Rademacher, Talaat Al-Kassab, and Reiner Kirchheim — Institut für Materialphysik, Universität Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
Ordered iron aluminides exhibit a number of advantageous properties, such as high-temperature strength, corrosion resistance and low cost. Therefore, iron aluminum based alloys are considered to replace in some cases high alloyed ferritic stainless steels, especially DO3 - ordered Fe3Al. The mechanical properties and high-temperature stability can be optimized when ternary elements are added.
In this study the site occupancy of ternary elements (4at.%V, 5at.%Cr, 5at.%Mn) has been investigated by means of Atom Probe Tomography (APT). A special analysis algorithm allows resolving the atom layers for different measurement directions which enables determining site preferences. Additionally, comparing the succession of layers with simulations the binding energies of the participating elements can be estimated.