Effects of ferrite content on the mechanical properties of thermal aged duplex stainless steels

The duplex stainless steels (DSS), solution treated at 1080°C for different hours, were further thermal aged at 400°C for as long as 3000h to evaluate the effects of ferrite content on the thermal aging behaviors. For the unaged DSS, a high content of ferrite is helpful in enhancing the mechanical p...

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Published in:Materials science & engineering. A, Structural materials : properties, microstructure and processing Structural materials : properties, microstructure and processing, 2015-02, Vol.625, p.186-193
Main Authors: Li, Shilei, Wang, Yanli, Wang, Xitao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging (metallurgy)
Calcium aluminum ferrite
Duplex stainless steels
Embrittlement
Ferrite
Ferrite content
Mechanical properties
Microstructure
Solution heat treatment
Solution treatment
Spinodal decomposition
Structural materials
Thermal aging
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Summary:The duplex stainless steels (DSS), solution treated at 1080°C for different hours, were further thermal aged at 400°C for as long as 3000h to evaluate the effects of ferrite content on the thermal aging behaviors. For the unaged DSS, a high content of ferrite is helpful in enhancing the mechanical properties. After thermal aging for 3000h, the impact energies of DSS are found to decrease with increase in ferrite content. Extending solution time in the single-phase austenitic region can decline the ferrite content and improve the distribution and shape of the ferrite phases. The compositions of undissolved ferrite during this solution process have no obvious change, and thus the thermal aging kinetics are not affected. For the long-time served DSS components, solution treatment in the single-phase austenitic region for a relatively longer time is helpful in enhancing the resistance of thermal aging embrittlement.
ISSN:0921-5093
1873-4936
DOI:10.1016/j.msea.2014.11.065