Interfacial segregation and grain boundary embrittlement: An overview and critical assessment of experimental data and calculated results

P Lejček, M Šob, V Paidar - Progress in Materials Science, 2017‏ - Elsevier
One of the most dangerous technical failures of materials is intergranular brittle fracture
(temper embrittlement) as it proceeds very quickly and its appearance is often hardly …

Ultrastrong gradient nanostructured CSS-42L bearing steel and its enhanced wear resistance at elevated temperature

C Song, S Hu, Q Han, X Han, L **e, W Zhuang… - Surface and Coatings …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
A gradient nanostructured surface layer was successfully fabricated on the CSS-42L
(15Cr14Co12Mo5Ni) aerospace bearing steel by ultrasonic shot peening (USP) technology …

Segregation of Mg, Cu and their effects on the strength of Al Σ5 (210)[001] symmetrical tilt grain boundary

D Zhao, OM Løvvik, K Marthinsen, Y Li - Acta Materialia, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Alien elemental segregation can pronouncedly change the grain boundary properties.
Systematic first-principles calculations were performed to investigate the Mg and Cu …

Impact of the segregation energy spectrum on the enthalpy and entropy of segregation

D Scheiber, L Romaner - Acta materialia, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Substantial disagreement exists for segregation energies between experimentally measured
and first principles calculated values. To resolve this standing issue, we computed …

The influence of alloying on Zn liquid metal embrittlement in steels

D Scheiber, K Prabitz, L Romaner, W Ecker - Acta Materialia, 2020‏ - Elsevier
In this study we investigate Zn liquid metal embrittlement at Fe grain boundaries (GBs) by
employing ab initio density functional theory (DFT) simulations. We consider three different …

Impact of interstitial C on phase stability and stacking-fault energy of the CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy

Y Ikeda, I Tanaka, J Neugebauer, F Körmann - Physical Review Materials, 2019‏ - APS
Interstitial alloying in CrMnFeCoNi-based high-entropy alloys is known to modify their
mechanical properties. Specifically, strength can be increased due to interstitial solid …

First-principles study on the P-induced embrittlement and de-embrittling effect of B and C in ferritic steels

J Wang, M Enomoto, C Shang - Acta Materialia, 2021‏ - Elsevier
First-principles calculations of the Σ5 (310) grain boundary in Fe with B, C and P were
performed to reveal the mechanism of P-caused embrittlement and de-embrittling effect of B …

Atomic motifs govern the decoration of grain boundaries by interstitial solutes

X Zhou, A Ahmadian, B Gault, C Ophus… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Grain boundaries, the two-dimensional defects between differently oriented crystals, tend to
preferentially attract solutes for segregation. Solute segregation has a significant effect on …

Influence of band microstructure on carbide precipitation behavior and toughness of 1 GPa-grade ultra-heavy gauge low-alloy steel

P Han, Z Liu, Z **e, H Wang, Y **, X Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - Springer
This study investigated the influence of band microstructure induced by centerline
segregation on carbide precipitation behavior and toughness in an 80 mm-thick 1 GPa low …

Correlation between stabilizing and strengthening effects due to grain boundary segregation in iron-based alloys: Theoretical models and first-principles calculations

HR Peng, WT Huo, W Zhang, Y Tang, S Zhang… - Acta Materialia, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Grain boundary (GB) segregation can drastically affect both the thermal stability and fracture
strength of nanocrystalline metals. Underlying physics of the correlation between the above …