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METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
Volume 46A, Issue 3, Pages 1062-1072Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s11661-014-2718-y
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- Swedish government agency for innovation systems (VINNOVA)
- AB Sandvik Materials Technology
- Outokumpu Stainless AB
- Hugo Carlssons Stiftelse
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Precipitation of chromium nitrides during cooling from temperatures in the range 1373 K to 1523 K (1100 degrees C to 1250 degrees C) has been studied for the super duplex stainless steel 2507 (UNS S32750). Characterization with optical, scanning and transmission electron microscopy was combined to quantify the precipitation process. Primarily Cr2N nitrides were found to precipitate with a high density in the interior of ferrite grains. An increased cooling rate and/or an increased austenite spacing clearly promoted nitride formation, resulting in precipitation within a higher fraction of the ferrite grains, and lager nitride particles. Furthermore, formation of the meta-stable CrN was induced by higher cooling rates. The toughness seemed unaffected by nitrides. A slight decrease in pitting resistance was, however, noticed for quenched samples with large amounts of precipitates. The limited adverse effect on pitting resistance is attributed to the small size (similar to 200 nm) of most nitrides. Slower cooling of duplex stainless steels to allow nitrogen partitioning is suggested in order to avoid large nitrides, and thereby produce a size distribution with a smaller detrimental effect on pitting resistance. (C) The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and ASM International 2014
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