A high-strength silicide phase in a stainless steel alloy designed for wear-resistant applications
- Submitting institution
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The University of Manchester
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 82455952
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1038/s41467-018-03875-9
- Title of journal
- Nature Communications
- Article number
- 1374
- First page
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- Volume
- 9
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 2041-1723
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- April
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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8
- Research group(s)
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D - Materials
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This paper demonstrated to Rolls-Royce that their current Co-free replacement candidate material for hardfacing in nuclear reactors has low manufacturability due to a phase previously unknown in their material. Consequently, Rolls-Royce has now started research to develop new hard facing alloy compositions [contact: Senior Scientist, Rolls-Royce], providing PhD studentships for this purpose at Manchester, Imperial, Nottingham and Sheffield. In addition, the paper led to Rolls-Royce and LSN Diffusion Limited (material supplier) supporting a successful EPSRC proposal (EP/R000956/1, £200,832, 09/2017 - 02/2020) exploring alternative hardfacing steels based on silicide.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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