The “475°C embrittlement” occurring in ferritic and duplex stainless steel is considered to be detrimental and it limits the application of ferritic and duplex stainless steel at elevated temperatures, i.e., above about 300°C . In this study, the effect from alloying elements Ni, Cu and Mn on 475°C embrittlement was examined based on microhardness measurement and Charpy V-notch tests as well as atom probe tomography (APT). It was found that, after aging for 10h, 3% Ni accelerates the ferrite decomposition dramatically, 5% Mn has minor effect and no effect of 1.5% Cu was seen. The hardness increase tested at 450°C and 500°C was consistent with the observations from APT. The embrittlement based on room temperature Charpy tests was observed mainly during the first 10h. The embrittlement in Fe-20Cr-3Ni alloy was attributed to ferrite decomposition, while the other three alloys may be influenced by other phenomenon as well. A clustering effect of Cu has been observed in Fe-20Cr-1.5Cu and it was supposed to contribute to the mechanical changes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kth-104906 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Huyan, Fei |
| Publisher | KTH, Metallografi |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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