We describe the full decomposition sequence in an Fe-Ni-Mn-Ti-Al maraging steel during isothermal annealing at 550°C. Following significant pre-precipitation clustering reactions within the supersaturated martensitic solid solution, (Ni,Fe) 3 Ti and (Ni,Fe) 3 (Al,Mn) precipitates eventually form after isothermal aging for~60 seconds. The morphology of the (Ni,Fe) 3 Ti particles changes gradually during aging from predominantly plate-like to rod-like, and, importantly, Mn and Al were observed to segregate to these precipitate/matrix interfaces. The (Ni,Fe) 3 (Al,Mn) precipitates occurred at two main locations: uniformly within the matrix and at the periphery of the (Ni,Fe) 3 Ti particles. We relate this latter mode of precipitation to the Mn-Al segregation.
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