Effect of secondary phase precipitation on the corrosion behavior of duplex stainless steels

Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 5268-5304

  Chan, Kai Wang ^a   Tjong, Sie Chin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Critical pitting temperature; Duplex stainless steel; Intergranular corrosion; Nitride; Sigma phase; Spinodal decomposition; Stress corrosion; Welding

Indexed keywords

CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; FERRITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NITRIDES; PITTING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; TEXTURES; WELDING;

CRITICAL PITTING TEMPERATURES; DUPLEX STAINLESS STEEL; INTERGRANULAR CORROSION; SIGMA PHASE; STRESS CORROSION;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 84904911051     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma7075268     Document Type: Review

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