摘要
The σ-phase precipitation in 20% cold-worked 15Cr-15Ni titanium-modified austenitic stainless steel was studied during long-term aging treatment.During the isothermal aging stage,the amount of a-phase was significantly increased at beginning and gradually became constant.The aging time only slightly affected the size and morphology of the σ-phase.Conversely,during the isochronal aging stage,the amount ofσ-phase grew rapidly with the increase in the aging temperature.The σ-phase with a large amount of stacking faults was prone to nucleate around the（Ti,Mo）C particles or at the grain boundaries.The（Ti,Mo）C particles can act as effective nucleation sites,where the σ-phase directly precipitates from the austenitic matrix.From this work,the growth of σ-phase is found to be influenced by the aging temperature,and a new mechanism of σ-phase precipitation from austenite has been proposed.
The σ-phase precipitation in 20% cold-worked 15Cr-15Ni titanium-modified austenitic stainless steel was studied during long-term aging treatment.During the isothermal aging stage,the amount of a-phase was significantly increased at beginning and gradually became constant.The aging time only slightly affected the size and morphology of the σ-phase.Conversely,during the isochronal aging stage,the amount ofσ-phase grew rapidly with the increase in the aging temperature.The σ-phase with a large amount of stacking faults was prone to nucleate around the（Ti,Mo）C particles or at the grain boundaries.The（Ti,Mo）C particles can act as effective nucleation sites,where the σ-phase directly precipitates from the austenitic matrix.From this work,the growth of σ-phase is found to be influenced by the aging temperature,and a new mechanism of σ-phase precipitation from austenite has been proposed.
