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In the binary Fe–Cr system, the γ phase with the face-centered cubic structure becomes a stable intermediate phase sandwiched between the Fe-rich α1 and Cr-rich α2 phases with the body-centered cubic structure in the temperature range between T = 1,119 and 1,185 K. Within this temperature range, the reactive diffusion between the α1 and α2 phases was experimentally observed by Nishizawa and Chiba (Nishizawa and Chiba (1970) J Jap Inst Met 34:629). In their experiment, Fe/Cr diffusion couples were annealed at T = 1,123–1,163 K for up to 600 h. Although the γ phase should be formed due to annealing, it was not recognized in any annealed diffusion couples. The mathematical model reported in a previous study (2004 Acta Mater 52:1193) was used to analyze their experimental results theoretically. In order to provide the boundary conditions for the analysis, the phase diagram in the Fe–Cr system was computed by a CALPHAD technique. The analysis indicates that the γ phase is actually produced at the interface but its thickness is less than 1 μm even after annealing at T = 1,163 K for 600 h. Thus, the γ phase is practically invisible under their experimental conditions. The analysis provides the experimental conditions for the γ phase to grow to observable thicknesses.
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The authors are grateful to Professor K. Ishida at Tohoku University, Japan for stimulating discussions. The present study was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.
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Kajihara, M., Yamashina, T. Quantitative analysis for kinetics of reactive diffusion in the Fe–Cr system. J Mater Sci 42, 2432–2442 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-006-1212-3
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