The precipitation kinetics of secondary phases in a 10.5%Cr heat resistant steel, designed by the authors, was studied experimentally and theoretically. Experimental data of nucleation, growth and coarsening stages for M23C6 carbides, V-MX, Nb-MX and Laves phase were obtained by HRTEM-characterization on samples after tempering (780 degrees C/2 h) and isothermally aging for 1440 h and 8760 h at 650 degrees C. Theoretical studies of precipitation behavior of M23C6 and Laves phase were carried out by TC-PRISMA and complemented with DICTRA. A good fit between TC-PRISMA simulation and experimental results was obtained for M23C6 carbides considering a heterogeneous nucleation in grain boundaries, a semi-coherent interfacial energy of 0.3 J/m(2), and decreasing the atomic mobility along grain boundary in order to include the effect of B. Experiments and simulation indicate a low coarsening rate for M23C6 carbides. Furthermore, precipitation of Laves phase at 650 degrees C was simulated by TC-PRISMA considering the effect of W and Si segregation at grain boundary, prior to the beginning of the nucleation and growth processes. Therefore, thermodynamic and kinetic boundary conditions were changed purposely in TC-PRISMA. Best agreement with the experimental results was obtained for an interfacial energy of 0.6 J/m(2) and heterogeneous nucleation in grain boundary.DOCTORADO NACIONAL
21130630
project "FONDECYT de Iniciacion" from the Chilean Government
11110098
11121384
"Proyecto de insercion de capital humano avanzado" from the Chilean Government
79112035
project "FONDECYT" from the Chilean Government
1150457"
Create-Net project
H2020-MSCA-RISE/64401
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