Effect of Cooling Rate on the Corrosion Behavior of As-Cast SAF 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel after Solution Annealing Treatment

Abstract:

The formation of intermetallic phases alters the properties of duplex stainless steel and is therefore a crucial factor in its performance. For example, the formation of sigma phase in duplex steel increases its brittleness and decreases its corrosion resistance because this phase consumes chromium and molybdenum in solid solution, thus leading to the depletion of these elements in the matrix. This study investigated the corrosion resistance of as-cast SAF 2205 duplex stainless steel after solution annealing treatment at 1100 °C for 240 minutes, under varying cooling rates. The objective was to evaluate the correlation between cooling condition, microstructural changes and corrosion resistance based on cyclic potentiodynamic polarization tests and double loop electrochemical potentiokinetic reactivation (DL-EPR) measurements. The results revealed a significant reduction in the corrosion resistance of a slowly cooled sample, which presented an increase in the degree of Cr (Qr / Qa) depletion resulting from the formation of sigma phase.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 869)
• Pages: 620-624
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.869.620
• Online since: August 2016
• Authors: Maria Eurenice Rocha Cronemberger*, Sandra Nakamatsu, Neide Aparecida Mariano, Carlos Alberto della Rovere, Sebastião Elias Kuri
• Keywords: Cooling Conditions, Corrosion, Duplex Stainless Steel, Solution Annealing

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