scholarly journals On the M23C6-Carbide in 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel: An Unexpected (M23C6/Austenite)—Eutectoid in the δ-Ferritic Matrix

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1340
Author(s):  
Abdelkrim Redjaïmia ◽  
Antonio Manuel Mateo Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Geometrical Model ◽  
The Other ◽  
M23c6 Carbide ◽  
Interface Plane ◽  
Orientation Relationships ◽  
Ferritic Matrix ◽  
Σ Phase ◽  
M23c6 Carbides

This study is focused on isothermal and anisothermal precipitation of M23C6 carbides from the fully ferritic structure of the (γ + δ) austenitic-ferritic duplex stainless steel X2CrNiMo2253, (2205). During isothermal heat treatments, small particles of K-M23C6 carbide precipitates at the δ/δ grain-boundaries. Their formation precedes γ and σ-phases, by acting as highly potential nucleation sites, confirming the undertaken TEM investigations. Furthermore, anisothermal heat treatment leads to the formation of very fine islands dispersed throughout the fully δ-ferritic matrix. TEM characterization of these islands reveals a particular eutectoid, reminiscent of the well-known (γ-σ)—eutectoid, usually encountered in this kind of steel. TEM and electron microdiffraction techniques were used to determine the crystal structure of the eutectoid constituents: γ-Austenite and K-M23C6 carbides. Based on this characterization, orientation relationships between the two latter phases and the ferritic matrix were derived: cube-on-cube, on one hand, between K-M23C6 and γ-Austenite and Kurdjumov-Sachs, on the other hand, between γ-Austenite and the δ-ferritic matrix. Based on these rational orientation relationships and using group theory (symmetry analysis), the morphology and the only one variant number of K-M23C6 in γ-Austenite have been elucidated and explained. Thermodynamic calculations, based on the commercial software ThermoCalq® (Thermo-Calc Software, Stockholm, Sweden), were carried out to explain the K-M23C6 precipitation and its effect on the other decomposition products of the ferritic matrix, namely γ-Austenite and σ-Sigma phase. For this purpose, the mole fraction evolution of K-M23C6 and σ-phase and the mass percent of all components entering in their composition, have been drawn. A geometrical model, based on the corrugated compact layers instead of lattice planes with the conservation of the site density at the interface plane, has been proposed to explain the transition δ-ferrite ⇒ {γ-Austenite ⇔ K-M23C6}.

Examination of the Orientation Relationships between the Main Phases of Duplex Stainless Steel by EBSD

2007 ◽  
Vol 537-538 ◽  
pp. 297-302
Author(s):  
Tibor Berecz ◽  
Péter János Szabó
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Stainless Steels ◽  
Electron Backscatter Diffraction ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steels ◽  
Alloying Elements ◽  
Orientation Relationships ◽  
Σ Phase ◽  
Electron Backscatter ◽  
Backscatter Diffraction

Duplex stainless steels are a famous group of the stainless steels. Duplex stainless steels consist of mainly austenitic and ferritic phases, which is resulted by high content of different alloying elements and low content of carbon. These alloying elements can effect a number of precipitations at high temperatures. The most important phase of these precipitation is the σ-phase, what cause rigidity and reduced resistance aganist the corrosion. Several orientation relationships have been determined between the austenitic, ferritic and σ-phase in duplex stainless steels. In this paper we tried to verify them by EBSD (electron backscatter diffraction).

Short Crack Initiation during Low-Cycle Fatigue in SAF 2507 Duplex Stainless Steel

2007 ◽  
Vol 345-346 ◽  
pp. 343-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.C. Marinelli ◽  
Suzanne Degallaix ◽  
I. Alvarez-Armas
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Cracks ◽  
Surface Strain ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Cyclic Tests ◽  
Characteristic Microstructure

In this work, the formation of fatigue cracks is considered as a nucleation process due to the development of a characteristic microstructure formed just beneath the specimen surface. Strain controlled cyclic tests were carried out at room temperature at total strain ranges εt = 0.8 and 1.2% in flat specimens of SAF 2507 Duplex Stainless Steel (DSS). The results show that for this DSS, at εt = 0.8%, the correlation between phases (Kurdjumov-Sacks crystallographic relation) plays an important role in the formation of microcracks. On the other hand, at εt = 1.2%, microcracks initiate in the ferritic phase and the K-S relation does not seem to affect the formation of the cracks.

Influence of Sigma Phase Precipitation on Pitting Corrosion of 2507 Super-Duplex Stainless Steel

2010 ◽  
Vol 658 ◽  
pp. 380-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Han ◽  
De Ning Zou ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Jun Hui Yu ◽  
Yuan Yuan Qiao
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Pitting Corrosion ◽  
Super Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Phase Precipitation ◽  
Pitting Potential ◽  
Σ Phase ◽  
Pitting Corrosion Resistance

Specimens of 2507 super-duplex stainless steel aging at 850°C for 5 min, 15 min and 60 min were investigated to evaluate the pitting corrosion resistance in 3.5% NaCl solution at 30°C and 50°C. The results are correlated with the microstructures obtained with different aging time. The precipitation of σ phase remarkably decreases the pitting corrosion resistance of the steel and the specimen aged for 60 min presents the lowest pitting potential at both 30°C and 50°C. With increasing the ambient temperature from 30°C to 50°C, the pitting potential exhibits a reduction tendency, while this tendency is less obviously in enhancing the ambient temperature than in extending the isothermal aging duration from 5 to 60 min. SEM analysis shows that the surrounding regions of σ phase are the preferable sites for the formation of corrosion pits which grew up subsequently. This may be attributed to the lower content of corrosion resistance elements in these regions formatted with σ phase precipitation.

Effect of Thermal Cycle on Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of Duplex Stainless Steel SAF 2205 Electron Beam Welded Joint

2018 ◽  
Vol 786 ◽  
pp. 119-127
Author(s):  
Sameh M. Khafagy ◽  
Morsy Amin Morsy ◽  
H.M. El Sherbini ◽  
Y.F. Barakat
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Thermal Cycle ◽  
Welded Joint ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Holding Time ◽  
Σ Phase ◽  
Phase Volume Fraction ◽  
Saf 2205

It is known that heat treatment (HT) highly affects the properties of base metal (BM) and fusion zones (FZ) of duplex stainless steel (DSS). In fact, it may give unwanted structure changes. Duplex stainless steels SAF 2205 welded joint was subjected to thermal cycle at temperature of 850◦C at holding times 1, 3, 5 and 7 hours. The influence of heating cycles and concentration of corrosive medium on the corrosion properties and microstructure of 2205 alloy was the objective of this work. It was found that process led to noticeable decrease in the corrosion resistance of BM and FZ specimens; moreover the decrease was large in BM than FZ. It was also found that sigma phase (σ) precipitated in the different zones of the structure. σ phase volume fraction was found to increase with increasing the holding time of HT, and its increase is larger in BM. Corrosion resistance was found to be oppositely related to σ phase formation. Secondary austenite phase (γ2) was also precipitated and its volume fraction in FZ was found to increase with increasing the holding time of HT and decreased in BM.

The Study on Welding HAZ Microstructure of SAF 2507 Duplex Stainless Steel by Simulation Tests

2014 ◽  
Vol 804 ◽  
pp. 277-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ren Long Tao ◽  
Jie Liu ◽  
Guang Wei Fan ◽  
Xu Chang
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Thermal Simulation ◽  
Cooling Time ◽  
Phase Precipitation ◽  
Σ Phase

Thermal simulation by GLEEBLE3800 is adopted to obtain the simulated welding HAZ microstructures in SAF 2507 duplex stainless steel with the GLEEBLE3800 thermal simulation machine. The simulation peak temperatures are 800oC, 900oC, 950oC, 1000oC, 1050oC and 1100oC, The cooling velocities are t12/8=3.6s, 7s, 20s and 40s (t12/8 is cooling time of 1200oC to 800oC which is used to describe the cooling rate). The results indicate that the peak temperatures have significant influence on the microstructures of austenite and ferrite. At 900oC, the content of σ phase precipitation reaches the maximum, which is distributed mainly in α or at α/γ junction. When the temperature is set above 1050oC, the σ phase disappears. A faster cooling rate passing through 800~1050oC is required to avoid brittle σ phase precipitation.

Heat Treatment Effect on Pitting Corrosion of Super Duplex Stainless Steel UNS S32750 GTA Welds

2013 ◽  
Vol 746 ◽  
pp. 467-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
In June Moon ◽  
Bok Su Jang ◽  
Jin Hyun Koh
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Pitting Corrosion ◽  
Super Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Σ Phase ◽  
Gas Tungsten Arc ◽  
Weld Metals ◽  
Pitting Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Heat Treated

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of heat treatment (930°C, 1080°C, 1230°C) followed by quenching on the pitting corrosion resistance, sigma phase precipitation, and microstructural change of a super duplex stainless steel (UNS S32750) welds made by gas tungsten arc (GTA). Based on the microstructural examination, the σ phase was formed in welds heat treated at 930°C while there were little σ phases formed in welds experienced the relatively fast cooling from 1080°C and 1230°C. Accordingly, the most weight loss due to pitting corrosion occurred in the as received base and weld metals heat treated at 930°C. It was confirmed that the pitting corrosion occurred in the phase boundaries of ferrite/sigma and austenite/sigma.

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