Compositional homogeneity in a medical-grade stainless steel sintered with a Mn-Si additive

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2012-06-09
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Materials Science and Engineering C
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0928-4931
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Elsevier
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32
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8
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2215 - 2219
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English
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In this paper, chemical composition uniformity in amorphous/ nanocrystallization medical-grade stainless steel (ASTM ID: F2581) sintered with a Mn-Si additive was studied via scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The results show that as a result of sintering at 1000 °C, no dissociation of Mn-Si additive particles embedded in the stainless steel matrix occurs. In contrast, sintering at 1050 °C develops a relatively homogeneous microstructure from the chemical composition viewpoint. The aforementioned phenomena are explained by liquation of the Mn-Si eutectic additive, thereby wetting of the main powder particles, penetrating into the particle contacts and pore zones via capillary forces, and providing a path of high diffusivity.

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