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Inhibition of Intergranular Corrosion in Austenitic Stainless Steels Through Critical Near-Surface Plastic Deformation and Aging

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Inhibition of high intergranular corrosion susceptibility (HIGCS) in austenitic stainless steels can be achieved by healing Cr-depleted zones through microstructural changes. A combination of near-surface plastic deformation introduced by shot-peening (SP) and aging is used to promote Cr diffusion by exposing nanocrystalline structures to high temperatures. The extent of Cr diffusion level was found to be controlled by the grain size and dislocation density. In a highly deformed layer, HIGCS inhibition process is accelerated due to its high density of boundaries and dislocations. However, an undesirable Cr-rich sigma phase precipitates in the severely SPed state during aging leading to the formation of new Cr-depleted zones. The thermal stability and general corrosion resistance are affected during the HIGCS inhibition process. The main objective of this work is to efficiently improve the intergranular corrosion resistance through a combination of near-surface grain refinement introduced by SP and a subsequent aging treatment without degrading the thermal stability and general corrosion resistance of the material. A criterion based on plastic deformation critical state controlled by parameters of the SP process, viz. pressure and time, is proposed to avoid undesirable Cr-rich sigma phase, and be sufficient for Cr-depleted zones to heal. In that way, the efficiency and stability of the HIGCS inhibition process are ensured. The required aging time to obtain HIGCS inhibition was considerably shortened (viz. 10 hours at 650 °C) by choosing an optimal critical deformation level.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51471072).

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    Qingwen Zhou & Yan Gao

  2. School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P.R. China

    Qingwen Zhou & Esteban P. Busso

  3. School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P.R. China

    Zhijun Zheng

  4. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, Guangzhou, 510641, P.R. China

    Yan Gao

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Zhou, Q., Busso, E.P., Zheng, Z. et al. Inhibition of Intergranular Corrosion in Austenitic Stainless Steels Through Critical Near-Surface Plastic Deformation and Aging. Metall Mater Trans A 54, 896–908 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-022-06935-4

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