Development of in situ observation technique using scanning ion microscopy and demonstration of Mn depletion effect on intragranular ferrite transformation in low-alloy steel

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 359-367

  Shigesato, Genichi ^a   Sugiyama, Masaaki ^a  

^a NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Focused ion beam; In situ observation; Mn depletion; Phase transformation; Scanning ion microscopy; Steel

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE;

ALLOY STEEL; AUSTENITE; FERRITE; FOCUSED ION BEAMS; HIGH STRENGTH STEEL; IONS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE ALLOYS; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; STEEL METALLURGY;

DEPLETION EFFECTS; FERRITE TRANSFORMATION; FOCUSED IONS BEAMS; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; INTRAGRANULAR FERRITE; LOW-ALLOY STEEL; MN DEPLETION; OBSERVATION TECHNIQUES; PHASES TRANSFORMATION; SCANNING ION MICROSCOPY;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 0037001442     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/51.6.359     Document Type: Article

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