• Title of article

    Determination of Susceptibility to Intergranular Corrosion of UNS 31803 Type Duplex Stainless Steel by Electrochemical Reactivation Method

  • Author/Authors

    ARIKAN, Mehmet Emin Middle East Technical University - Metallurgical Materials Engineering Department, TURKEY , DORUK, Mustafa Middle East Technical University - Metallurgical Materials Engineering Department, TURKEY

  • From page
    323
  • To page
    335
  • Abstract
    Specimens taken from a hot rolled cylindrical duplex stainless steel (DSS) bar with 22% Cr and 5% Ni grade were solution annealed at 1050 .C and then sensitization heat treatments were conducted at 650 .C. A  series of specimens with ageing times ranging from 100 to 31,622 min were held for sensitization treatment.  The effects of isothermal ageing treatments on the microstructure and on the localized corrosion resistance of  the DSS were investigated, through the double loop electrochemical potentiodynamic reactivation (DLEPR)  and standard weight loss immersion acid tests. The degree of sensitization (DOS) is measured by determining  the ratio of the maximum current generated by the reactivation (reverse) scan to that of the anodic (forward) scan, (Ir /Ia)× 100. The solution annealed samples and those aged at 650 .C for 100 and 316 min were  found to be unsensitized, whereas samples aged 10,000 and 31,622 min were heavily sensitized. Their  microstructure is composed of primary ferrite and austenite, sigma, and secondary austenite. The increased  degree of sensitization can be attributed to the higher contribution of chromium and molybdenum depleted  areas resulting from the formation of the intermetallic phases.
  • Keywords
    Duplex stainless steel , Sigma phase , Secondary austenite , Electrochemical potentiostatic reactivation.
  • Journal title
    Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences
  • Journal title
    Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences
  • Record number

    2531612