Jerzy A. Sawicki

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How accurate the EDX analysis can be in the case of nano sized precipitates of Nb with 10wt%Zr and 5wt%Fe in zirconium matrix containing 0.3wt%Nb?

In so called fully-transformed by prolonged heat treatment below-near 580oC zirconium with 2.5wt%Nb-0.1wt%Fe alloy the Nb particles precipitate with the expected concentration of 10wt%Zr and...

03 March 2015 7,931 12 View

Can electron microscopy be used to determine the volume fraction of second phase nanoparticles in the alloys like Zr-2.5wt%Nb-0.1wt% Fe?

Such beta-phase particles can be in size range of 10 - 20 nanometers and in the matrix or grain boundaries of alpha-Zr grains.

01 January 2015 9,656 3 View

Is it possible to make niobium alloy with ~10 wt% Zr and ~3 wt% Fe in solid solution?

Zirconium alloys are used in the core of nuclear reactors. Some of them contain 1 to 3 wt% Nb and ~0.1 to 0.2 wt% Fe. I observed in them the tiny precipitates of cubic beta-Nb phase with ~10 wt%...

12 December 2014 9,527 7 View

Hi Sridhar, Can I help in anything with in this project?

In coating steel interface, for instance.

01 January 1970 7,768 1 View