Loss of Lattice Rigidity in Austenite.
Abstract
Mossbauer spectra were taken at and below room temperature in iron-2.4 wt.% nitrogen samples containing various amounts of stabilized martensite and austenite. The intensities of the martensite spectra increase with decreasing temperature as expected from the normal thermal variation of the recoilless fraction. Conversely, the intensities of the austenite spectra are smaller below room temperature and Ms, and decrease with decreasing temperature. This corresponds to a decreasing recoilless fraction, which is associated with a lessening of lattice resistance to excitations caused by the transference of the gamma-ray recoil momentum. This behavior is thought to be related to lattice instabilities in the austenite phase, possibly related to its transformation to martensite. The magnitude of the effect indicates that, although the excitations in themselves may be localized, these instabilities are characteristic of the bulk material and cannot be explained in terms of the conventional theory of pre-existing martensitic embryos. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 02, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA073280
Entities
People
- Nicholas Decristofaro
- Roy Kaplow
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology