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Microstructure and hardness evolution of ERNiCrMo-3 deposited metal during aging at 750 °C

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The microstructure and hardness evolution of ERNiCrMo-3 deposited metal exposed at 750 °C have been investigated in this study. In the as-welded sample, the MC/TiN, Laves, and \( \delta \) phase can be found in the interdendritic regions, but only MC/TiN phase located at the grain boundaries. After the aging treatment, additional M23C6 carbides can be observed at the grain boundaries and nano-sized γ″ particles formed in the matrix. Both \( \delta \) phase and γ″ phase were found to possess one certain orientation relationship and semi-coherent interfaces with the matrix, which are responsible for the hardening of the deposited metal during the initial stage of aging. With the increase in aging time from 10 to 100 h, γ″ phase coarsens, but needle-like \( \delta \) phase becomes denser and longer, which contributes to the successive hardening.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support for this work from National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFB0700404), Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (No. 20ZR1468600 and 19ZR1468200), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. U2032205), Shanghai Industrial Transformation and Upgrading Development Special Project (No. GYQJ-2018-2-03), and Shanghai Excellent Academic and Technical Leader Program (No. 21XD1404300).

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    Kun Yu, Xue Tang, Li Jiang, Xiangxi Ye & Zhijun Li

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China

    Xue Tang

  3. Baowu Special Metallurgy Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 200940, People’s Republic of China

    Changzheng Xu

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Yu, K., Tang, X., Jiang, L. et al. Microstructure and hardness evolution of ERNiCrMo-3 deposited metal during aging at 750 °C. J Mater Sci 57, 9415–9426 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-06769-2

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