Although stabilized alloys do not require high-temperature annealing to avoid intergranular corrosion, the stress-relieving temperature exerts an influence on the general corrosion resistance of these alloys.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Annealing of Austenitic and Duplex Stainless Steels
The lower carbon content in an austenitic stainless steel slows the kinetics of carbide precipitation.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Heat Treating of Ferritic Stainless Steel: Properties
Ferritic stainless steels are quite similar in their mechanical behavior to carbon steel. The main influence of chromium is to produce some solid solution hardening.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Annealing of Austenitic Stainless Steels
The graph shows isothermal precipitation kinetics for detrimental ?/? phases for the 254 SMO (S31254), 904L, and 317LMN alloys.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Highly Alloyed Austenitic Stainless Steels
Highly alloyed austenitic stainless steels typically contain larger amounts of molybdenum to provide very good resistance to chloride corrosion.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Time-Temperature Sensitization Curves for Austenitic Stainless Steel
The graph shows a Time-Temperature-Sensitization diagram (TTS) for 304 austenitic stainless steel with various carbon contents.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Heat Treatment Applied to Tool Steels
After hot forming, tool steel usually is exposed to a heat treatment process done to produce a low-hardness condition.
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