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Thermodynamics of inclusion formation in Fe-Cr-Ti-N alloys

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The thermodynamics of titanium in Fe-Cr alloys and of inclusion formation in Fe-Cr-N-Ti alloys was investigated. A metal-nitride-gas equilibration technique was used to measure the activity of titanium. The equilibrium titanium content of the metal that is in equilibrium with pure solid titanium nitride and nitrogen gas at 1 atm was determined. The activity coefficients of titanium it(fTi) relative to 1 wt pct standard state in Fe were calculated for Fe-Cr alloys from the experimental results. The first-order interaction coefficient between titanium and chromium, e CrTi , was determined to be 0.024 at 1873 K. The solubility of nitrogen in Fe-Cr alloys was measured and was found to increase with chromium content, which is in agreement with previous work. Thermodynamic calculations were made in order to predict under what conditions titanium nitride will form in 409 stainless steel and was compared with inclusions found in plant samples. The inclusion stability diagrams for 304 stainless steel and Fe-18 pct Cr and Fe-9 pct Cr alloys were computed.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research, 15213, Pittsburgh, PA

    Bahri Ozturk (Research Faculty) & R. J. Fruehan (Professor and Director)

  2. J&L Specialty Steel Inc., 15230, Pittsburgh, PA

    R. Matway (Research Manager)

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Ozturk, B., Matway, R. & Fruehan, R.J. Thermodynamics of inclusion formation in Fe-Cr-Ti-N alloys. Metall Mater Trans B 26, 563–567 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02653875

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