GRAIN BOUNDARY SEGREGATION OF IMPURITIES IN METALS AND INTERGRANULAR BRITTLE FRACTURE.
Abstract
Progress report on two investigations of temper embrittlement in low alloy steels. Part 1 describes the development of a method of examining grain boundary segregation using neutron activation analysis of etching residues obtained from intergranular fracture surfaces. The method is capable of detecting antimony segregation at grain surfaces and of measuring the decrease in antimony with distance from the intergranular surface. Part 2 describes the development of a field ionization atom probe method of analysis applicable to polycrystalline, carbon-free alloys. Processing necessary to produce stable grain sizes of less than 0.5 micron diameter in the alloys of interest is also described. These small, grain sizes are necessary if the probability of finding a grain boundary in the FIM specimen tip is not to be prohibitively low. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0706084
Entities
People
- Craig L. Smith
- John R. Low Jr.
- Stephen R. Goodman
Organizations
- Carnegie Mellon University