Abstract
A Fe–Al–Mn–Ni–C steel is designed explicitly to precipitate intermetallic phases in specific phases of a duplex steel. CALPHAD‐assisted alloy design is carried out with respect to an innovative “solublility‐assisted precipitation” (SAP) mechanism. A four phase equilibrium comprising of ferrite, austenite, κ‐phase (Fe3AlC), and B2‐phase (NiAl) is stabilized in a suitable annealing window. The processing conditions are adjusted according to elemental partitioning and consequential stabilization of κ‐phase in austenite and B2‐phase in ferrite. The feasibility of the SAP mechanism is validated by investigation of microstructure and precipitation evolution using electron microscopy and site‐specific atom probe tomography.
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