On the detection of MX-precipitates in microalloyed steels using energy-filtering TEM

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 163-174

  Hofer, F ^a   Warbichler, P ^a   Buchmayr, B ^a   Kleber, S ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

elemental mapping; energy filtering TEM; imaging of precipitates; steels

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITE; CARBON; HIGH STRENGTH STEEL; MICROALLOYING; NIOBIUM; NITROGEN; STEEL METALLOGRAPHY;

ELEMENTAL MAPPING; ENERGY-FILTERING TEM; HIGH RESOLUTION; IMAGING OF PRECIPITATE; JUMP RATIO; MICRO-ALLOYED STEELS; RATIO IMAGES; SPECTRA'S; STEEL MATRIX; WINDOW METHODS;

ENERGY DISSIPATION;

ARTICLE; IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030472369     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1996.1240682.x     Document Type: Article

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