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Open AccessUnderstanding the Subsurface Microstructure and Thermal Behavior of Model Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Alloys Through FIB_SEM and TEM
A potential but an underexplored application of FIB_SEM is its ability to image the subsurface microstructure and capability for an associated chemical analysis. In this article, agglomerated microstructures o...
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Quantification of Shear Strain Development in the Through-Thickness Direction During Sliding Wear
Quantifying strain in a deformation mechanism like wear can be critical to enhancing knowledge on structure–property correlation, especially for systems that show strain-induced phase transformations. In this ...
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The Defining Role of Micro-fissures on the Mechanical Behavior of Laser-Welded Fully Austenitic Stainless Steel
Laser-welded fully austenitic stainless steel (AISI 316LN) weldments revealed the presence of micro-fissures. They appeared at the grain boundaries, near the center of the welds. The grain boundaries, however,...
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Structure and Texture of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Alloy 617 for Very High Temperature Applications
High energy mechanically milled Alloy 617 ODS powder was consolidated by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) technique and subsequently annealed at 650 °C and 1050 °C (923 K and 1323 K). Microstructure and microtextu...
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Controlling the morphology of nanocrystalline Y(OH)3 powders synthesized by microwave-hydrothermal route and effect of annealing
Y(OH)3 is the main precursor material to inherit desirable morphologies for Y2O3. The Y(OH)3 and Y2O3 are an important substitution for luminescent matrix and useful in temperature sensing applications. Nanostruc...
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Microstructural Evolution of Nanocrystalline ZrO2 in a Fe Matrix During High-Temperature Exposure
The current study examines the evolution of nanocrystallites of ZrO2 with time and temperature in a Fe-ZrO2 composite. The crystallite sizes were determined through X-ray peak broadening analysis by the Williamso...
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Effect of Annealing Treatment on Σ3-Type CSL Boundaries and Its Interactions in 304HCu Grade Austenitic Stainless Steel
This paper presents the results of a study on grain boundary characteristics in cold deformed and annealed 304HCu grade austenitic stainless steel (SS 304HCu) using electron backscatter diffraction. The micros...
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Effect of Laser Surface Melting on the Microstructure and Pitting Corrosion Resistance of 304L SS Weldment
The manuscript presents the effect of laser surface melting (LSM) on the microstructural variations and pitting corrosion resistance of 304L SS weldment fabricated by gas tungsten arc welding of 304L SS plates...
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Surface optical phonon modes in hexagonal shaped Al0.97Ga0.03N nanostructures
Raman modes of plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy grown, c-plane oriented and hexagonal shaped cylindrical Al0.97Ga0.03N nanostructures are reported. Apart from the group theoretically allowed optical phonons...
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Study of Aging-Induced Degradation of Fracture Resistance of Alloy 617 Toward High-Temperature Applications
For the Alloy 617, the effect of aging on the fracture energy degradation has been investigated after aging for different time periods at 1023 K (750 °C). A sharp reduction in impact energy (by ~55 pct vis-à-v...
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Microstructural Variations Across a Dissimilar 316L Austenitic: 9Cr Reduced Activation Ferritic Martensitic Steel Weld Joint
This paper discuss the microstructural variations across a dissimilar weld joint between SS316 and 9Cr-RAFM steel and its modifications on post weld heat treatments (PWHT). Detailed characterization showed a m...
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Development of p-type microcrystalline silicon carbon alloy films by the very high frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition technique
We developed p-type μc-silicon carbon alloy thin films by the very high frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition technique using a SiH4, H2, CH4, and B2H6 gas mixture at low power (55 mW/cm2) and low ...
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Measurement of Impurity Profiles in Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells by SIMS
The concentration profiles of B, P, Zn, and O in the active intrinsic (i) μc-Si:H layer and across the interfaces in p-i-n and n-i-p structures have been measured with SIMS. For the ZnO/μc-p/μc-i sequences, an...
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Substrate temperature: A critical parameter for the growth of microcrystalline silicon-carbon alloy thin films at low power
P-type microcrystalline silicon-carbon alloy thin films have been prepared at low power by employing radio-frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (rf-PECVD) technique; judicious choice of depositio.....