Abstract
In this study, microstructural and electrochemical behavior of a UNS S31803 duplex stainless steel aged at 475°C were investigated. Hardness values increased with aging at 475°C and evidence of alpha prime (α′) phase formation was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy analysis. Double loop electrochemical potentiokinetic reactivation measurements in a 2 M H2SO4 + 0.5 M NaCl + 0.01 M KSCN solution showed an increase in the degree of sensitization values, mainly for the sample aged for 360 h at 475°C. Moreover, the results suggest that α′ phase formation occurred via spinodal decomposition mechanism.
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