Structure and stability of hcp iron carbide precipitates: A first-principles study

Hexagonal close-packed (hcp) iron carbides play an important role in steel processing and in steel products. The recent discovery of novel ultrafine (2–5 nm) iron carbide (ε'-Fe2+xC) precipitates in TRIP steel sheds a new light on the hcp family of carbides. Here we present a first-principles s...

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Main Authors: C.M. Fang, M.A. van Huis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844017313245