Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

Aluminum depletion induced by co-segregation of carbon and boron in a bcc-iron grain boundary

  • A. Ahmadian,
  • D. Scheiber,
  • X. Zhou,
  • B. Gault,
  • C. H. Liebscher,
  • L. Romaner,
  • G. Dehm

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26197-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The local variation of grain boundary atomic structure and chemistry caused by segregation of impurities influences the macroscopic properties of polycrystalline materials. Here, the effect of co-segregation of carbon and boron on the depletion of aluminum in a α − Fe grain boundary is shown.