Sigma Phase Precipitation of Duplex Stainless Steel and its Effect on Corrosion Resistance

2009 ◽  
Vol 620-622 ◽  
pp. 391-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Han ◽  
De Ning Zou ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Rui Huang
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Aging Time ◽  
Corrosion Behavior ◽  
Stainless Steels ◽  
Sigma Phase ◽  
Precipitation Amount ◽  
Aging Treatment ◽  
Phase Precipitation

The present study concerns the influence of aging parameters on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of duplex stainless steel S31803 and S32750. It has been found that the microstructural evolutions were extremely sensitive to sigma phase precipitation during aging treatment, and sigma phase was enhanced with the increase of aging time from 2 min to 120min at its precipitation peak temperature 850 °C for S31803 and 920°C for S32750 steels respectively. The precipitation of sigma phase in S32750 is ahead of that in S31803 steel, within 10min, the sigma phase precipitation rate of S32750 is much faster than that of S31803 steel. The precipitation amount of sigma phases in S32750 steel is noticeable higher than that in S31803 steel during any aging treatment. The corrosion resistance is directly influenced by the abundant sigma phases, especially for the S32750. This result is helpful for practical aging treatment establishment of the S31803 and S32750 duplex stainless steels.

scholarly journals The Difference of Corrosion Behavior in Initial Period for the Hot-Rolled and Cold-Rolled 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Gao ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Qi Sun ◽  
Peide Han
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Sigma Phase ◽  
Aging Treatment ◽  
Rolled Material ◽  
2205 Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Cold Rolled ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Hot Rolled

The precipitate phases often play an important influence on the corrosion resistance of 2205 Duplex stainless steel (DSS). In the presented paper, the microstructure and corrosion resistance in the hot-rolled and cold-rolled 2205 DSS aging for different time at 850 °C was investigated by XRD, SEM and potentiodynamic polarization. It has been found that the Chi(χ) phase and Sigm(σ) phase were precipitated in turn after aging treatment of hot-rolled and cold-rolled materials, but the precipitate amount in cold-rolled material is much more than that of hot-rolled samples. The corrosion resistance of the solution-annealed cold-rolled material is similar to the hot-rolled material, but the corrosion resistance of cold-rolled material with precipitate is weaker than that of hot-rolled material after aging treatment. Pitting initiates preferentially in the Cr-depleted region from σ phase in aged hot-rolled 2205, and severe selective corrosion occurs on sigma/ferrite interfaces aged for a long aged lime. However, the initiation of pitting corrosion may take place at the phase boundary, defect and martensite in the aged cold-rolled 2205. The σ phase is further selectively dissolved by electrochemical method to investigate the difference of microstructure and corrosion behavior in hot-rolled and cold-rolled 2205 duplex stainless steel.

Influence of Aging Time on Sigma Phase Precipitation in SAF2507 Super-Duplex Stainless Steel

2009 ◽  
Vol 620-622 ◽  
pp. 355-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
De Ning Zou ◽  
Guang Wei Fan ◽  
Jiao Li
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Aging Time ◽  
Sigma Phase ◽  
Phase Interface ◽  
Super Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Phase Precipitation ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Austenitic Phase ◽  
Hardness Tester

Specimens of SAF2507 super-duplex stainless steel were heated at 920°C with different aging time. The phase transformation and development of microstructure in the materials were investigated by color optical microscopy, scan electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The hardness was tested by HB-3000B hardness tester. The facts that sigma phase precipitated right after 2 min. At 920°C, the grain boundaries to be the preferential precipitation sites and the sites changed from ferritic-austenitic phase interface into the inside of ferritic phase was found. Increase in aging time is proportional to the increase in sigma phase precipitation mass was most frequently observed in specimens. For phase precipitation, the values of hardness of the super-duplex stainless steel was enhanced evidently.

Effect of ageing time on microstructure and mechanical properties of SAF 2205 duplex stainless steel

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (91) ◽  
pp. 23-30
Author(s):  
R.N. Penha ◽  
L.B. Silva ◽  
C.S.P. Mendonça ◽  
T.C. Moreira ◽  
M.L.N.M. Melo
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Impact Toughness ◽  
Stainless Steels ◽  
Sigma Phase ◽  
S Phase ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steels ◽  
Phase Precipitation ◽  
Saf 2205

Purpose: SAF 2205 duplex stainless steels (DSSs) are materials characterized by a favourable combination of the properties of ferritic and austenitic stainless steels. This type of stainless steel presents good weldability, corrosion resistance especially for stress corrosion cracking (SCC). However, this steel presents an unavoidable disadvantage that is its potential microstructural instability. Although duplex stainless steels design idea is to present two main types of microstructure, other phases and carbides or nitrides can precipitate. In the case of DSS SAF 2205, in addition to austenitic and ferritic microstructure, during heat treatment processing, welding or use may occur precipitation of undesirable intermetallic phases such as chi, Widmanstätten austenite, sigma besides carbides and nitrides. The precipitation of s-phase is associated with effects that cause both reduction of toughness and decreases the corrosion resistance on austenitic, ferritic and duplex stainless steels. Design/methodology/approach: This study evaluated the aging treatment effect on hardness, impact toughness and ferrite content of a SAF 2205 duplex stainless steel. Samples were solubilized at 1150°C, quenched in water and aged at 850°C during 1, 5, 10, 30, 60 or 180 minutes. After aging, cooling was to room temperature in air. Findings: Aging time promoted s-phase precipitation and hardness increase. Hardness and ferrite volume measurements, microscopy and the prediction of sigma phase bases the discussion. Impact toughness decreased with time aging and intermetallic phase precipitation. Research limitations/implications: As future work could be performed some corrosion test, vary the cooling rate after aging, and using other techniques to identify phases. Focus the research at lower aging times to try the describe Cr partitioning process to form sigma phase. Practical implications: High aging time should be avoided for SAF 2205 DSS. Originality/value: Usually sigma-phase precipitation on DDS is correlated to welding process. This paper correlates it to aging heat treatment.

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.

Investigation of mechanical and corrosion behavior of laser hybrid weld joint of 2205 duplex stainless steel

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuanbo Zheng ◽  
Cheng Zhang ◽  
Xiao Yong Wang ◽  
Jie Gu
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Base Metal ◽  
Corrosion Behavior ◽  
Welded Joints ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Content Type ◽  
2205 Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Laser Hybrid

Purpose Duplex stainless steel is composed of equal amounts of austenite and ferrite, which has excellent corrosion resistance and strength. However, after the metal was welded, the ratio of austenite and ferrite in the joint is unbalanced, and secondary phase precipitates are produced, which is also an important cause of pitting corrosion in the joint. Design/methodology/approach This paper aims to study the mechanical and corrosion behavior of welded joints, by adjusting the welding parameters of laser hybrid welding, dual heat sources are used to weld 2205 duplex stainless steel. The two-phase content of different parts of the welded joint is measured to study the influence of the ratio of the two-phase on the mechanical and corrosion properties of the joint. Findings The ratio of austenite and ferrite in different welded joints has an obvious difference, and from top to bottom, the austenite content decreased gradually, and the ferrite content increased gradually. The harmful phases are precipitated in the middle and lower part of the joint. The strength of welded joints is slightly lower than that of base metal. At the same time, the fracture analysis shows that some ferrite phases are affected by the precipitate in the grain and produce quasi-cleavage fracture. The corrosion results show that the corrosion resistance of the welded joints is lower than that of the base metal, and the concentration of chloride ions affects the corrosion resistance. Originality/value In this paper, the authors use the influence of different welding processes on the two-phase ratio of the joint to further study the influence of the microstructure on the corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of the weld.

Effect of high temperature compression deformation strain rate on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of 2205 duplex stainless steel

2015 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinhui Yang ◽  
Biao Yan
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Duplex Stainless Steel ◽  
Corrosion Behavior ◽  
Potentiodynamic Polarization ◽  
Phase Interface ◽  
Content Type ◽  
2205 Duplex Stainless Steel

Purpose – The aim of this paper was to investigate the effect of strain rate on microstructure and corrosion behavior of 2205 duplex stainless steel, after high-temperature compression tests. Design/methodology/approach – The specimens were prepared using a Gleeble3800 thermo-simulation machine over a range of temperatures from 850 to 1,250°C and strain rates from 0.005 to 5 s−1, and the corresponding flow curves and deformation microstructure obtained were further analyzed. To evaluate the effect of strain rate on corrosion behavior, potentiodynamic polarization tests and double-loop electrochemical potentiodynamic reactivation (DL-EPR) were used to characterize the electrochemical performance. Findings – Compared with strain rate of 0.5 s−1, the worst corrosion resistance behavior from the potentiodynamic polarization test results after deformation at 0.005 s−1 was attributed to more austenite (γ) and ferrite (δ) grain boundaries or δ/γ phase interface formation due to the better effect of γ dynamic recrystallization (DRX) or δ dynamic recovery (DRV). Increasing strain rate to 5 s−1 lowered the corrosion resistance, due to the increase in dislocation density. At the low strain rate of 0.005 s−1, the susceptibility to intergranular corrosion (IGC) was comparatively high after deformation at 1050 and 1150°C with more γ/γ grains and δ/γ phase boundary formation, which was lowered with the strain rate increase to 0.5 s−1, due to suppressing effect of γ DRX. Originality/value – The paper provides the scientific basis for the practical application of hot working of 2205 duplex stainless steel.

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