Journal
METALS
Volume 13, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/met13081458
Keywords
stress corrosion cracking; residual stress; austenitic stainless steel; SCC mode; microstructural evolution
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The effect of thermo-mechanical processing on stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in 304L stainless steel was studied. The presence of residual stress induced by welding and straightening processes, as well as strain-induced martensite transformation and slip bands formed during plastic deformation, contributed to SCC susceptibility.
Despite the high corrosion resistance of austenitic stainless steels (SSs), a significant reduc-tion of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) resistance has been reported in cases of high residual stress and metastable microstructural features. In this study, the effect of thermo-mechanical processing (TMP) on the initiation and propagation of SCC in 304L SS was studied. To better understand the SCC mechanisms, three TMPs conditions-welded, solution annealed at 1050 ?C for tens of seconds, and straightened-were used. The research focused on analyzing the initial microstructure, residual stress, and hardness along the depth direction to assess SCC resistance and establish correlations with the observed SCC modes. Experimental results demonstrated that transgranular SCC was ob-served in regions exhibiting elevated residual stress induced by welding and straightening processes. Furthermore, the presence of strain-induced martensite transformation and slip bands formed during plastic deformation were identified as additional factors contributing to the susceptibility of SCC. The study findings highlighted that the magnitude and distribution of residual stresses, in conjunction with microstructural evolution, could be varied depending on the specific TMP condition, leading to different SCC susceptibilities, cracking modes, and directions.
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