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Foreword |
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Introduction |
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Part I Diffusionless transformations |
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1 Crystallography of martensite transformations in steels |
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3 | (31) |
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3 | (1) |
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1.2 Martensite transformations in steels |
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1.3 Phenomenological theory of martensite crystallography (PTMC) |
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1.4 The post phenomenological theory of martensite crystallography (PTMC) period |
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18 | (5) |
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1.5 Strain energy - the Eshelby/Christian model and the infinitesimal deformation (ID) approach |
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23 | (2) |
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1.6 Interfacial dislocation models |
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25 | (3) |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (4) |
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2 Morphology and substructure of martensite in steels |
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34 | (25) |
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2.1 Morphology and crystallographic features of martensite in ferrous alloys |
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34 | (4) |
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2.2 Morphology and substructure of lath martensite |
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38 | (8) |
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2.3 Morphology and substructure of lenticular martensite |
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46 | (4) |
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2.4 Morphology and substructure of thin plate martensite |
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50 | (4) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (3) |
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3 Kinetics of martensite transformations in steels |
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59 | (24) |
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59 | (1) |
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3.2 Mechanism and kinetics of martensitic transformation |
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60 | (3) |
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3.3 Mechanically induced transformations |
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63 | (3) |
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3.4 Transformation plasticity constitutive relations and applications |
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66 | (13) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (3) |
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4 Shape memory in ferrous alloys |
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83 | (43) |
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83 | (6) |
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89 | (4) |
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4.3 Fe-Ni and Fe-Ni-C alloys |
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93 | (3) |
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4.4 Fe-Ni-Co-based alloys |
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96 | (3) |
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4.5 Austenitic stainless steels with low stacking fault energy (SFE) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (15) |
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115 | (3) |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (8) |
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5 Tempering of martensite in carbon steels |
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126 | (25) |
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126 | (1) |
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5.2 Martensitic microstructures prior to tempering heat treatments |
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127 | (3) |
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5.3 Classification of aging and tempering stages: general considerations |
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130 | (1) |
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5.4 Changes in martensitic fine structure due to aging |
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131 | (1) |
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5.5 The stages of tempering |
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132 | (13) |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (6) |
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Part II Phase transformations in high strength steels |
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151 | (212) |
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6 Phase transformations in microalloyed high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels |
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6.1 Introduction to microalloyed high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels |
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153 | (2) |
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6.2 Brief historical review of the development of microalloyed steels |
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155 | (2) |
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6.3 Solubility of microalloying elements in austenite and ferrite |
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157 | (4) |
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161 | (16) |
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6.5 Effects of microalloying on transformation kinetics |
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177 | (8) |
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6.6 Phase transformations during high strength low alloy (HSLA) steels processing |
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185 | (14) |
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6.7 Controlled processed ferrite/bainite and acicular ferrite steels |
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199 | (6) |
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6.8 Conclusions and future trends |
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205 | (2) |
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207 | (1) |
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207 | (6) |
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7 Phase transformations in transformation induced plasticity (TRIP)-assisted multiphase steels |
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213 | (34) |
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213 | (2) |
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7.2 Historical perspectives on the emergence of transformation induced plasticity (TRIP)-assisted multiphase steels |
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215 | (8) |
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7.3 Influence of parameters of the thermomechanical process on the formation of multiphase microstructures containing retained austenite |
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223 | (19) |
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7.4 Conclusion and future trends |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (4) |
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8 Phase transformations in quenched and partitioned steels |
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247 | (24) |
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8.1 Introduction to the quenching and partitioning concept |
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247 | (5) |
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8.2 Microstructure development fundamentals and alloy designs |
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252 | (8) |
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8.3 Mechanical behavior, potential applications, and implementation status |
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260 | (7) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (3) |
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9 Phase transformations in advanced bainitic steels |
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271 | (24) |
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271 | (2) |
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9.2 Design of third generation of advanced high strength steels |
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273 | (10) |
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9.3 Carbide-free bainitic steels: a material ready for the nanocentury |
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283 | (7) |
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9.4 Conclusions and future trends |
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290 | (1) |
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291 | (1) |
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291 | (4) |
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10 Phase transformations in high manganese twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP) steels |
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295 | (37) |
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295 | (2) |
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297 | (10) |
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10.3 Strain-induced twinning |
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307 | (20) |
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10.4 Twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP) industrialization |
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327 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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328 | (4) |
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11 Phase transformations in maraging steels |
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332 | (31) |
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11.1 State of the art of ultra high strength steels |
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332 | (2) |
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11.2 Types of maraging steels |
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334 | (5) |
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11.3 Microstructure and precipitates in maraging steels |
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339 | (3) |
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11.4 Reverted austenite and mechanical properties |
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342 | (4) |
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11.5 Evolution of precipitates and the overall process |
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346 | (3) |
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11.6 Precipitation kinetic theory in Fe-12Ni-6Mn maraging type alloy |
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349 | (7) |
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356 | (3) |
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359 | (4) |
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Part III Modelling phase transformations |
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363 | (142) |
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12 First principles in modelling phase transformations in steels |
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365 | (40) |
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365 | (5) |
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12.2 Ab initio description of phase stability of pure iron |
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370 | (4) |
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12.3 Ab initio phase stability of iron carbides |
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374 | (3) |
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12.4 Substitutional alloying elements |
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377 | (4) |
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12.5 Ab initio description of diffusivity in bcc Fe |
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381 | (3) |
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384 | (1) |
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385 | (20) |
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13 Phase field modelling of phase transformations in steels |
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405 | (1) |
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13.2 Phase field methodology |
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406 | (8) |
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414 | (4) |
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13.4 Austenite decomposition |
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418 | (10) |
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428 | (1) |
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429 | (4) |
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14 Molecular dynamics modeling of martensitic transformations in steels |
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433 | (31) |
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433 | (1) |
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14.2 Interatomic interaction potentials |
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434 | (9) |
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14.3 Martensitic transformations in iron: case studies |
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443 | (6) |
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14.4 Transformations in ferrous nanosystems |
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449 | (10) |
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14.5 Conclusions and future trends |
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459 | (1) |
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460 | (1) |
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460 | (4) |
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15 Neural networks modeling of phase transformations in steels |
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464 | (41) |
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464 | (1) |
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15.2 Essence of the method |
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465 | (7) |
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15.3 On the quest of critical temperatures |
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472 | (16) |
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15.4 Determining microstructural parameters |
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488 | (8) |
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15.5 Development of continuous cooling transformation (CCT) diagrams |
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496 | (2) |
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15.6 Conclusions and future trends |
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498 | (2) |
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500 | (5) |
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Part IV Advanced analytical techniques for studying phase transformations in steels |
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505 | (129) |
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16 Application of modern transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques to the study of phase transformations in steels |
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507 | (25) |
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507 | (1) |
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16.2 Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) sample preparation |
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508 | (2) |
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16.3 Conventional transmission electron microscopy (CTEM) of steels |
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510 | (3) |
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16.4 Modern transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of steels |
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513 | (11) |
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16.5 In-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) |
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524 | (1) |
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16.6 Future trends: emerging transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques |
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525 | (3) |
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16.7 Sources of further information and advice |
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528 | (1) |
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529 | (1) |
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529 | (3) |
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17 Atom probe tomography for studying phase transformations in steels |
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532 | (25) |
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532 | (1) |
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17.2 Outline of the technique |
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533 | (2) |
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17.3 Specimen requirements |
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535 | (1) |
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536 | (1) |
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17.5 Interpretation of data |
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537 | (1) |
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17.6 Characterizing and understanding phase transformations in various steels |
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538 | (15) |
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553 | (1) |
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554 | (1) |
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554 | (1) |
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18 Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) techniques for studying phase transformations in steels |
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557 | (31) |
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557 | (1) |
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18.2 Fundamentals of electron backscatter diffraction (3D-EBSD) technique |
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558 | (3) |
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18.3 The current standard of 2D electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) applications |
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561 | (8) |
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18.4 3D electron backscatter diffraction (3D-EBSD) |
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18.5 Conclusions and future development of the technique |
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579 | (4) |
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583 | (5) |
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19 Application of synchrotron and neutron scattering techniques for tracking phase transformations in steels |
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588 | (46) |
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588 | (2) |
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19.2 X-ray and neutron scattering techniques |
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590 | (15) |
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19.3 Measurements of phase transformation in steels |
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605 | (19) |
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19.4 Conclusions and future trends |
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624 | (1) |
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625 | (1) |
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Index |
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