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Title Production of Nb-doped super duplex stainless steel based on recycled material: A study of the microstructural characterization, corrosion, and mechanical behavior
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Authors Oñate, A; Toledo, E; Ramirez, J; Alvarado, MI; Jaramillo, A; Sanhueza, JP; Medina, C; Melendrez, MF; Rojas, D
Title Production of Nb-doped super duplex stainless steel based on recycled material: A study of the microstructural characterization, corrosion, and mechanical behavior
Year 2023
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.128294
Abstract The corrosion behavior of a new Nb-doped stainless steel (SDSS-Nb) designed by the CALPHAD method, produced using an open atmosphere process based on recycled materials, was investigated to improve the circular economy. Three heat-treatment conditions were evaluated to assess the sensitization effects of the precipitates and inclusions. XRD and SEM-EDS were used for phase identification, and sensitization was analyzed by cyclic polarization and Scanning Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (SKPFM). The thermodynamic stability predicted by Thermo-Calc agrees with that observed by SEM-EDS. It was observed by cyclic polarization that the corrosion sensitization was mainly provided by the sigma phase, which was deduced from the results obtained by SEM-EDS, XRD, and Thermo-Calc simulations. Furthermore, it was obtained that the sensitization due to Cr2N precipitates and nonmetallic inclusions was low, and the mechanical response is comparable to commercial UNS32750 super duplex stainless steel, which allows a good performance in severe environments and an efficient industrial application. Additionally, it has been obtained by SKPFM that the shear potential between the sigma phase and the austenite is between 210 mV and 241 mV and that its value depends on the stability and equilibrium reached by the sigma phase during thermal cycling.
Author Keywords Super duplex stainless steel; Thermo-Calc modeling; SKPFM; Cyclic polarization curves; Microstructural characterization
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001149335400001
WoS Category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Research Area Materials Science
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