M.A. Auger

TL;DR: In this article, the sequence of microstructural changes at the atomic scale in a 17-4PH steel is characterized by atom probe tomography (APT) at two different ageing temperatures, 480°C and 590°C, and the evolution in number density and fraction of CRPs and Cr-rich α′-phase was quantified and their respective contributions to the overall precipitation hardening of the material has been estimated.

TL;DR: In this paper, the spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique has been explored as an alternative consolidation route for producing ultra-fine grained Fe-14Cr model alloys containing a dispersion of oxide nanoparticles.

TL;DR: In this paper, surface kinetic roughening of TiN films grown on Si100 substrates by dc reactive sputtering was studied and the surface morphology of films deposited for different growth times under the same experimental conditions were analyzed by atomic force microscopy.

TL;DR: In this paper, the chemical stability of magnetron sputtering on Si wafer substrates was studied using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and the results indicated that the TiN layers suffered almost no degradation after seven days of exposure to the aggressive environment.

TL;DR: In this paper, the formation of a microstructure consisting of tungsten particles embedded in a W-Ti matrix was found to increase the microhardness of these materials.