Use of EPR test to study the degree of sensitization in resistance spot welding joints of AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel

Corrosion Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1563-1570

  De Tiedra, Pilar ^a   Martín, Óscar ^a   López, Manuel ^a   San Juan, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Stainless steel; B. Polarization; C. Intergranular corrosion; C. Welding

Indexed keywords

A. STAINLESS STEEL; AISI 304; B. POLARIZATION; C. INTERGRANULAR CORROSION; C. WELDING; COMBINED EFFECT; DEGREE OF SENSITIZATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL POTENTIOKINETIC REACTIVATION; HEAT INPUT; INTERGRANULAR CORROSION; RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING; TRANSGRANULAR; WELD NUGGETS;

AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL; CORROSION; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; HEAT RESISTANCE; POLARIZATION; RESISTANCE WELDING; SPOT WELDING; TEXTURES;

WELDING;

EID: 79951814468     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2011.01.036     Document Type: Article

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