Investigation of Duplex Stainless Steel
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Crystalline Metals and Alloys".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2021) | Viewed by 10858
Special Issue Editor
Interests: duplex stainless steel (DSS) welding; high-strength austenitic steel welding; role of nitrogen in DSS welding; role of nitrogen in austenitic steel welding, ultrahigh-strength steel (UHSS) welding; microstructure investigations
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Dear Colleagues,
Duplex stainless steels (DSSs) have outstanding corrosion properties, tensile strength, and high ductility in addition to being able to be produced at sufficient yield. The optimal component austenite-to-ferrite ratio (A/F ratio) for conferring these properties is approx. 50–50. After processing (forming, heat treatment, welding, etc.) this ratio can shift either way to the detriment of the beneficial properties. In addition, due to the high alloying content, several detrimental precipitation events can occur during thermal cycles, influencing the resulting mechanical and chemical properties. Therefore, it is crucial to control the A/F ratio and to restrain the formation of different precipitates. For microstructural characterization, papers dealing with the accurate quantification of A/F ratio and different conditions leading to precipitation are encouraged. In particular, microstructure investigations with novel methods or commercial equipment with new measurement protocols for the newly developed DSS grades are of great importance.
Papers are also invited in the field of additive manufacturing, especially wire and arc additive manufacturing, as numerous phase transformations can occur in DSS whose circumstances have not yet been extensively researched.
Manuscripts dealing with the determination of the processability (e.g., via machining, forming, welding, etc.) of newly developed DSS grades are also encouraged.
Submitted papers should establish a correlation between microstructure and mechanical and/or corrosion properties with an emphasis on possible industrial uses.
Dr. Kornel Majlinger
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- duplex stainless steel (DSS)
- lean duplex steel (LDX)
- super duplex steel (SDSS)
- additive manufacturing
- microstructure characterization
- electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD)
- X-ray diffraction (XRD)
- magnetic measurements
- corrosion measurements
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