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Effect of Cold Rolling and Subsequent Annealing on the Corrosion Resistance of Ag-Containing CD4MCu Duplex Stainless Steels

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In this work, the corrosion resistance of CD4MCu (UNS J93370) duplex stainless steel both at cold-rolled and annealed states was studied with respect to microstructure, α'-martensite, α/γ phase boundaries, LAGBs (low-angle grain boundaries), Σ3 and textures. A series of characterization methods including optical microscopy, electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), x-ray diffraction (XRD) and electrochemical testing were applied to analyze the microstructure and interpret the corrosion resistance changes. The results show that as the cold rolling deformation increases, the phase spacing decreases and the γ/α interphase boundary ratio increases. Strain-induced martensite forms during plastic deformation and the amount increases as the deformation goes on. After cold rolling, Cu, S, brass and Goss textures form in γ phase, and weaker α- and γ-fiber textures form in α phase. After annealing, the texture intensity in the γ phase is weakened, while the γ-fiber texture in the ferrite phase is enhanced. The corrosion resistance can be improved by appropriate deformation and annealing. The increment of LAGB and Σ3 grain boundary with low interfacial energy and the favorable textures induced during deformation are suggested to be responsible for the improvement in the corrosion resistance. They offset the negative effects of α'-martensite and defects on the corrosion resistance. As a function of deformation level, the corrosion resistance of both the deformed and annealed samples enhanced first and then decreased, reaching the best corrosion resistance at 60% deformation.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51601039 and 51301040), the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, China (Grant No. 2020J01454), and the Open Test Fund for Valuable Instruments and Equipment of Fuzhou University (No. 2020T18).

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Deng, L., Xia, J., Wang, B. et al. Effect of Cold Rolling and Subsequent Annealing on the Corrosion Resistance of Ag-Containing CD4MCu Duplex Stainless Steels. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 32, 1645–1659 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-07226-0

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