ISSN:
1573-4803
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract Superferritic stainless steels become embrittled when aged in a temperature interval around 475 °C, This phenomenon has been studied in the alloy Fe-28Cr-2Mo-4Ni-Nb by measuring the decrease in the energy absorbed in the impact test as a function of ageing time at 475 °C. The change which occurs in the microstructure has been studied by small-angle neutron scattering. It is shown that ageing at 475 °C produces the decomposition of the alloy in zones rich in chromium via spinodal decomposition. The high rate of embrittlement observed, compared with that which occurs in Fe-Cr binary alloys of similar chromium content, is related to a faster development of the spinodal decomposition in the steel studied.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00580116
