Abstract
In order to develop a non-destructive evaluation technique for detection of thermal aging embrittlement of duplex stainless steels, corrosion tests on unaged and aged specimens of cast duplex stainless steels were performed in 5 wt% HC1 solution. After the immersion test, the dissolution rate of specimens was obtained by a dissolved depth measurement with an AFM. In the measurements of dissolved depths, a replica technique was used for easier handling and also for a possible field application of the AFM analysis method. Changes in corrosion properties by aging measured in terms of the dissolved depth after the immersion were compared with the changes in mechanical properties by aging embrittlement. The changes in corrosion properties of unaged and aged specimen were analyzed in relation to the microstructural change by thermal aging. Based upon insights on the immersion test results and the comparison of the changes in corrosion properties and mechanical properties, a possible non-destructive detection and evaluation technique for thermal aging embrittlement by spinodal decomposition is proposed.
| Original language | British English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 62-69 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Nuclear Materials |
| Volume | 240 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Dec 1996 |