Low-Temperature Aging Kinetics in Cast Duplex Stainless Steels: Experimental Characterization

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 154-162

  Gonzalez J J ^a   Gutierrez Solana F ^a   Sanchez L ^a   Setien J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Aging embrittlement; Aging kinetics; Cast duplex stainless steels; Chemical composition of ferrite; G phase; Microhardness; Spinodal decomposition

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AGING OF MATERIALS; BRITTLENESS; DECOMPOSITION; EMBRITTLEMENT; FERRITE; HARDNESS; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS;

CAST DUPLEX STAINLESS STEEL; FERRITE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 0031099406     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jte11473j     Document Type: Article

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