Ostwald ripening cannot be stopped either; however, it can be slowed if the gas solubility or diffusivity is decreased.
A second destabilizing mechanism is Ostwald ripening, also known as coarsening or disproportionation, whereby gas diffuses from smaller to larger bubbles.
Moreover, the effect of nitrogen-doping on the Ostwald ripening of oxygen precipitates is yet to be revealed.
The study of the precipitation behavior and Ostwald ripening in Hi-B steels