MARTENSITE FORMATION AT GRAIN BOUNDARIES IN SENSITISED 304 STAINLESS STEEL

1982 ◽  
Vol 43 (C4) ◽  
pp. C4-121-C4-126
Author(s):  
E. P. Butler ◽  
M. G. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
304 Stainless Steel ◽  
Martensite Formation

scholarly journals Failure analysis of stainless steel lanyard wire rope

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sambasiva Rao ◽  
A. K. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Fracture Surface ◽  
Failure Analysis ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Wire Rope ◽  
304 Stainless Steel ◽  
Aisi 304 Stainless Steel ◽  
Aisi 304 ◽  
Wire Ropes ◽  
Fracture Surfaces

Present work describes the failure analysis of AISI 304 stainless steel consisting of 7x19 construction lanyard wire rope which has failed during service. The microstructures and properties of failed wire rope have been investigated and compared with unused wire rope. Both the periphery and fracture surface of the wire rope display the presence of corrosion debris enriched with O and Cl. The fracture surfaces of the failed and unused wire ropes display intergranular and dimples, respectively. The lanyard wire rope has been exposed in corrosive atmosphere and failed in intergranular mode due to enrichment of O and Cl along the grain boundaries.

The Effects of Sulfur and Phosphorus on the Intergranular Corrosion of 304 Stainless Steel

CORROSION ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 497-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. L. BRIANT
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Intergranular Corrosion ◽  
304 Stainless Steel ◽  
Boundary Structure ◽  
Chromium Depletion ◽  
Grain Boundary Structure ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Acid Test ◽  
Electrochemical Potentials

Abstract This paper reports a study of the effects of sulfur and phosphorus on the sensitization and intergranular corrosion of 304 stainless steel. It is shown that sulfur has little effect on the intergranular corrosion of the material, except at the high electrochemical potentials of the Huey test and oxalic acid test. At these potentials chromium sulfides precipitated at the grain boundaries and in the matrix are preferentially attacked. Phosphorus has little effect on intergranular corrosion as measured by the modified Strauss test, but it greatly accelerates intergranular corrosion in the Huey test. The magnitude of this effect depends on the extent of chromium depletion. It is also shown that in all of the alloys studied grain boundaries in a given sample corrode at varying rates. This variation appears to be a result of variation in grain boundary structure and hence in precipitation and segregation.

Role of Grain Boundaries in Intergranular Corrosion in Austenitic Stainless Steels

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. N. Wasnik ◽  
V. Kain ◽  
I. Samajdar
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Intergranular Corrosion ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steels ◽  
304 Stainless Steel ◽  
Grain Boundary Character Distribution ◽  
Orientation Imaging ◽  
Grain Boundary Character ◽  
Degree Of Sensitization

Grain boundaries play a very important role in intergranular corrosion. They determine whether the material is prone to intergranular corrosion or not. A study has been carried out to determine the influence of grain boundaries on the degree sensitization of Type 304 stainless steel (SS) and Type 316L stainless steel. The alloys were different thermomechanical treatment to obtain a variation in grain boundaries. They were then annealed and sensitized. The degree of sensitization was evaluated by using the Double Loop Electrochemical Potentiokinetic Reactivation (DL-EPR) technique and intergranular corrosion was evaluated by ferric sulfate-sulfuric acid test. In these tests, the degree of sensitization was measured by determining the ratio of the maximum current generated by a reactivation scan to that of the anodic scan, i.e. Ir: Ia, and intergranular corrosion was measured from weight loss of specimens. The grain boundary character distribution was measured with the help of Orientation Imaging Microscope (OIM). The degree of sensitization was then related to the grain boundary measurements. It was found that the degree of sensitization and intergranular corrosion is low at high angle grain boundaries in both types of stainless steel.

DISTRIBUTION AND CORROSION BEHAVIORS OF THE TRIPLE JUNCTIONS IN A GRAIN BOUNDARY ENGINEERED 304 STAINLESS STEEL

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (06n07) ◽  
pp. 1110-1115 ◽  
Author(s):  
XIAOYING FANG ◽  
WEIGUO WANG ◽  
HONG GUO ◽  
CONGXIANG QIN ◽  
BANGXIN ZHOU
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Intergranular Corrosion ◽  
Electron Back Scatter Diffraction ◽  
304 Stainless Steel ◽  
Grain Boundary Character Distribution ◽  
Triple Junctions ◽  
Grain Boundary Character ◽  
Character Distribution

Grain boundary character distribution (GBCD) and triple junction character distribution (TJCD) in a 304 stainless steel cold rolled with the thickness reduction of 6% and then annealed at 1323K for 5 minutes(GBE process) were analyzed by electron back scatter diffraction (EBSD). The intergranular corrosion (IGC) resistance of various triple junctions and grain boundaries were evaluated after sensitization treatment at 1073K for 30 minutes. The results showed special TJ containing 2 or 3 CSL boundaries exhibit higher resistance to IGC than other TJs. In addition, the {411} and {221} symmetrical tilt grain boundaries (STGBs) are more resistant to intergranular corrosion for Σ9 boundaries.

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