A high-strength silicide phase in a stainless steel alloy designed for wear-resistant applications

Wear- and corrosion-resistant hardfacing steels rely on carbon for strengthening. Here, the authors report an ultra-high strength silicide phase that could lead to a new class of silicide-strengthened stainless steels and alternative coatings for nuclear applications.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: D. Bowden, Y. Krysiak, L. Palatinus, D. Tsivoulas, S. Plana-Ruiz, E. Sarakinou, U. Kolb, D. Stewart, M. Preuss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03875-9