Enhancement in hardness and corrosion resistance of AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel via friction stir processing

2019 ◽  
Vol 357 ◽  
pp. 339-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Pan ◽  
C.T. Kwok ◽  
K.H. Lo
Alloy Digest ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  

Abstract Uginox MA3 (X30Cr13, No. 1.4028; AISI 420) is an age-hardenable martensitic stainless steel, mostly used where a sharp edge for cutting is needed. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, and joining. Filing Code: SS-1015. Producer or source: Arcelor Stainless Processing LLC.


Coatings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 620
Author(s):  
Linlin Pan ◽  
Chi Tat Kwok ◽  
Kin Ho Lo

In the present study, the influence of multi-pass friction stir processing (FSP) of AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel on the microstructure, hardness, and corrosion behavior was investigated. Similar to single-pass FSPed 420, the multi-pass FSPed specimens with different overlapping ratios incurred microstructural change at the center and retreating side of the second track with martensite, retained austenite, and chromium carbides. Overlapping of the two successive tracks in the multi-pass FSPed 420 led to back-tempering and a local drop in hardness at the advancing side of the second track. The precipitation of chromium carbides in the tempered regions of the multi-pass FSPed specimens became the active sites for preferential corrosion attack in the 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution at 25 °C.


Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafiz M. Abubaker ◽  
Necar Merah ◽  
Fadi A. Al-Badour ◽  
Jafar Albinmousa ◽  
Ahmad A. Sorour

Duplex stainless steel (DSS) is used for desalination equipment, pressure vessels, marine applications, offshore applications, and in oil/gas plants where a highly corrosive environment is present. Super duplex stainless steel (SDSS) 2507 has excellent mechanical properties, such as high strength, high toughness, high fatigue life, and high corrosion resistance. Friction stir processing (FSP) is used to refine the grain structure of the processed region such that properties like strength, hardness, fracture toughness, fatigue life, and corrosion resistance are enhanced. In this paper, an optimized friction stir process of 2507 SDSS is carried out to refine the microstructure of the material in order to improve its mechanical properties. Microstructure analysis revealed that grains were refined from a size of around 160 µm in the base material to 2–30 µm in the processed zone. This grain size reduction resulted in improved strength, hardness, and fracture toughness of the material by up to 14%, 11%, and 12%, respectively. However, FSP has reduced the fracture strain by about 30%.


2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Perito Cardoso ◽  
Cláudia Eliana Marino Zarbin ◽  
Cristiano José Scheuer ◽  
Silvio Francisco Brunatto

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1811
Author(s):  
Yuntao Xi ◽  
Lin Wan ◽  
Jungang Hou ◽  
Zhiyong Wang ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
...  

In this paper, a pragmatic technique has been developed to evaluate the erosion-corrosion behavior of three kinds of ZrN coatings (i.e., monolayer, multilayer, and gradient layers) which were deposited on AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel using an ion-assisted deposition technology. Among them, the monolayer coating refers to the coating with no change in composition and structure, the multilayer coating refers to the coating with alternating change of Zr/ZrN, and the gradient coating refers to the ZrN coating by increasing N2 partial pressure gradually. The morphology, composition, and microhardness of these ZrN coatings were examined by means of integrating the scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Knoop hardness measurements, while anodic polarization tests and salt fog spray tests in a simulated industrial environment have been performed to evaluate and identify the corrosion mechanisms of these coatings. The surface microhardness and corrosion resistance of the AISI420 martensitic stainless steel is found to be significantly improved by depositing the ion-assisted deposition ZrN coatings. The study indicates that the erosion-corrosion behavior in the slurry is the result of the synergistic effect of small-angle erosion and acid solution corrosion. Three ZrN coatings hinder the slurry erosion-corrosion behavior from two aspects (i.e., erosion resistance of small-angle particles as well as corrosion resistance of the substrate), thereby significantly improving the erosion-corrosion resistance of AISI 420 stainless steel. In addition, the ZrN gradient coatings show a much better erosion-corrosion resistance than that of the monolayer/multilayer ZrN coating because they have excellent crack resistance, bearing capacity, and electrochemical performance.


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