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Science 1 November 2002:
Vol. 298. no. 5595, pp. 975 - 976
DOI: 10.1126/science.1078210
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Perspectives

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MATERIALS SCIENCE:
Enhanced: A Synchrotron Look at Steel

Matthias Militzer

The superior properties of new high-strength steels derive from the presence of a multiphase microstructure in the steel. In his Perspective, Militzer argues that a detailed knowledge of the phase transformations that lead to this microstructure are crucial for the development of novel high-quality steels. He highlights the report by Offerman et al., whose synchrotron x-ray diffraction study sheds light on the nucleation and growth of the ferrite phase in steel.

The author is at the Centre for Metallurgical Process Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada. E-mail: militzer{at}cmpe.ubc.ca

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