Comparison of the evaluation of the carbon content in solid solution in extra-mild steels by thermoelectric power and by internal friction

Véronique Massardier-Jourdan (1) , Nicolas Lavaire (1) , Michel Soler (2) , Jacques Merlin (1)

1 MATEIS - Matériaux, ingénierie et science [Villeurbanne]
2 ArcelorMittal Maizières Research SA

The comparison of the evaluation of the carbon content in solid solution in extra-mild steels by thermoelectric power (TEP) and by internal friction (IF) showed the existence of a population of carbon atoms, which is not detected by IF but is visible by TEP. This population, which contributes to the strain ageing, could be constituted of carbon atoms in interaction with substitutional atoms.

Domains: Materials

Véronique Massardier-Jourdan, Nicolas Lavaire, Michel Soler, Jacques Merlin. Comparison of the evaluation of the carbon content in solid solution in extra-mild steels by thermoelectric power and by internal friction. Scripta Materialia, 2004, pp.1435-1439. ⟨10.1016/j.scriptamat.2004.03.010⟩. ⟨hal-00474976⟩