Applications of atom-probe tomography to the characterisation of solute behaviours

EA Marquis, JM Hyde - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2010 - Elsevier
In many materials, mechanistic understanding of material microstructure/property
relationships requires knowledge of alloy structures at the atomic scale. This remains one of …

Three-dimensional nanoscale characterisation of materials by atom probe tomography

A Devaraj, DE Perea, J Liu, LM Gordon… - International …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The development of three-dimensional (3-D), characterisation techniques with high spatial
and mass resolution is crucial for understanding and develo** advanced materials for …

Nanostructural hierarchy increases the strength of aluminium alloys

PV Liddicoat, XZ Liao, Y Zhao, Y Zhu… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Increasing the strength of metallic alloys while maintaining formability is an interesting
challenge for enabling new generations of lightweight structures and technologies. In this …

Direct measurement of dopant distribution in an individual vapour–liquid–solid nanowire

DE Perea, ER Hemesath, EJ Schwalbach… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
Semiconductor nanowires show promise for many device applications,,, but controlled
do** with electronic and magnetic impurities remains an important challenge …

Microstructural evolution during ageing of Al–Cu–Li–x alloys

V Araullo-Peters, B Gault, F De Geuser, A Deschamps… - Acta Materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, atom probe tomography was used to investigate the microstructure of the alloy
AA2198 (Al–1.35 Cu–3.55 Li–0.29 Mg–0.08 Ag) over a range of ageing conditions to …

On the mechanism of Mn partitioning during intercritical annealing in medium Mn steels

Q Guo, HW Yen, H Luo, SP Ringer - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
To understand how solute Mn in the reverted austenite is able to rapidly partition to near-
equilibrium concentration values during the typically short intercritical annealing (IA) of …

Advances in the reconstruction of atom probe tomography data

B Gault, D Haley, F De Geuser, MP Moody, EA Marquis… - Ultramicroscopy, 2011 - Elsevier
Key to the integrity of atom probe microanalysis, the tomographic reconstruction is built atom
by atom following a simplistic protocol established for previous generations of instruments …

Advances in the calibration of atom probe tomographic reconstruction

B Gault, MP Moody, F De Geuser, G Tsafnat… - Journal of Applied …, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
Modern wide field-of-view atom probes permit observation of a wide range of
crystallographic features that can be used to calibrate the tomographic reconstruction of the …

[HTML][HTML] Accelerating precipitation hardening by natural aging in a 6082 Al-Mg-Si alloy

C Li, CD Marioara, C Hatzoglou, SJ Andersen… - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
It is well known that long time natural aging (NA) after quenching from solution treatment will
significantly reduce the precipitation hardening kinetics and peak hardness of most 6xxx …

Solute clustering in Al–Cu–Mg alloys during the early stages of elevated temperature ageing

RKW Marceau, G Sha, R Ferragut, A Dupasquier… - Acta Materialia, 2010 - Elsevier
The evolution of atomistic-level nanostructure during the early stages of elevated
temperature ageing of rapid hardening (RH) Al–Cu–Mg alloys has been characterised by a …