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The microtexture of M7C3 carbides in undercooled 40 g samples of hyper- and hypo-eutectic Fe-Cr-C alloys was determined by electron back scatter diffraction. In the hyper-eutectic alloy the carbides were monocrystalline, while those in the hypo-eutectic alloy were polycrystalline. While in the former the preferred growth direction of the M7C3 carbides was [0001], in the hypo-eutectic alloy there was a relatively weak texture near [10¯11]. There was no evidence for the presence of growth twins in either the M7C3 carbide rods or in the branching mechanism in the joint between the carbide rods of the hypo-eutectic sample. The morphologies of the M7C3 carbides resulting from undercooling were used to explain the microstructure of hardfacing Fe-Cr-C weld deposits applied by the manual metal arc process. The effect of silicon additions on the morphology of M7C3 carbides in Fe-Cr-C-Si alloys is explained in terms of the effect of silicon on undercooling.
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Powell, G.L.F., Carlson, R.A. & Randle, V. The morphology and microtexture of M7C3 carbides in Fe-Cr-C and Fe-Cr-C-Si alloys of near eutectic composition. Journal of Materials Science 29, 4889–4896 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00356539
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