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| Author(s): |
Claudia Patricia Serna Giraldo
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Politécnica (EP/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2001-08-30 |
| Examining board members: |
Sergio Duarte Brandi;
Neusa Alonso Falleiros;
Celio Taniguchi
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| Advisor: | Sergio Duarte Brandi |
| Abstract | |
Duplex stainless steels are Cr-Fe-Ni-Mo alloys. They possess balanced austenitic/ ferritic microstructure, excellent mechanical and corrosion resistance properties. Thus, these characteristics make them very used in chemical, petrochemical, cellulose, food and pharmaceutical industries. The processing of these steels generally involves welding processes, which should be carried out carefully. Depending on time from 650°C to 950°C temperature range during thermal cycles in heat affected zone, intermetallic phases can be precipitated, as sigma phase for instance. As a consequence, mechanical and corrosion resistance might be impaired. Three duplex (DSS) and superduplex (SDSS) stainless steel alloys, with denomination of UNS S32304 (DSS), UNS S32750 (SDSS), and UNS S32760 (SDSS), were submitted to real multipass welding and welding thermal cycles simulations of low temperature heat affected zone. The simulations were accomplished in a dilatometer and in a Gleeble® equipment. They were made comparisons among microstructures obtained in actual welds and simulated welding thermal cycles. Microstructures were analyzed by optical and electronic microscopy. X-ray diffraction analyses of extracted residues were studied. Tests of intergranular corrosion and cyclic potentiodynamic polarization were performed. Results indicated good agreement between actual welding and thermal cycles simulated microstructures. UNS S32304 steel did not precipitate any intermetallic phase. On the other hand, in UNS S32750 and UNS S32760 steels were found precipitated phases in the ferritic grain boundary. Those phases were identified as sigma and Cr2N. UNS S32760 were more susceptible phase precipitation, probably due to tungsten as an additional alloying element in this steel. Corrosion results indicated no observed variation in pitting potentials of simulated samples, meanwhile pitting protection potentials suffered a fall compared to materials in the as received condition. (AU) | |