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Ab initio calculation of interfacial energies between transition metal carbides and fcc iron

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Abstract

An ab initio study was carried out on coherent and semicoherent interfacial energies for fcc Fe/MCs (NaCl structure, M = Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta) systems. The group V transition metal carbides have lower coherent and semicoherent interfacial energies than group IV transition metal carbides. Also, the coherent interfacial energies for fcc Fe/MCs systems are lower than those for bcc Fe/MCs systems. The difference between semicoherent and coherent interfacial energy for fcc Fe/MC systems becomes largerasthe misfit increases. The semicoherent interfacial energies at relaxed interfaces Fe/TiC, Fe/ZrC, Fe/HfC, Fe/VC, Fe/NbC and Fe/TaC were 0.600 Jm-2, 0.661 Jm-2, 0.946 Jm -2, -0.050 Jm-2, 0.320 Jm-2 and 0.380 Jm -2, respectively. In order to maximize precipitation strengthening effect in austenitic steel, VC is the most favorable precipitate under consideration.

Original languageEnglish
Article number075008
JournalModelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
Volume18
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2010

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