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Grain-to-grain variations in NbC particle size distributions in an austenitic stainless steel

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Quantitative information has been obtained concerning the size distributions of NbC precipitate particles in different grains in a deformed and aged austenitic stainless steel specimen. The precipitate size distributions obtained differ from one grain to another. The average disparity measured between the mean precipitate sizes was a function of the distance betwen the grains compared. The results obtained are considered in terms of differences in precipitation behaviour due to variations in the levels of plastic strain in constituent grains of the deformed specimen.

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  1. B. Silverman

    Present address: School of Mathematics, University of Bath, UK

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  1. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, University of Cambridge, UK

    C. Y. Barlow, B. Ralph, B. Silverman & A. R. Jones

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Formerly Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge

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Barlow, C.Y., Ralph, B., Silverman, B. et al. Grain-to-grain variations in NbC particle size distributions in an austenitic stainless steel. J Mater Sci 14, 423–430 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00589835

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