Phase composition of steel Kh14N16 with additions of zirco nium, titanium, niobium, and nitrogen

1. Data from physicochemical phase analysis indicate a difference in the tendency of zirconium, titanium, and niobium to form nitrides and carbides-titanium and zirconium have a greater affinity for nitrogen than for carbon; on the contrary, niobium has a greater affinity for carbon. 2. Zirconium nitrocarbide rather than pure nitride is formed in steel of the Kh14N16 type alloyed with zirconium and nitrogen.