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Double loop electrochemical potentiokinetic reactivation (DL-EPR) was applied to evaluate thermal aging of 308L stainless steel weld metal. It was found that the activation and reactivation peaks of DL-EPR curve… Click to show full abstract
Double loop electrochemical potentiokinetic reactivation (DL-EPR) was applied to evaluate thermal aging of 308L stainless steel weld metal. It was found that the activation and reactivation peaks of DL-EPR curve were induced by dissolution of austenite and δ-ferrite, respectively. Before saturation of hardness, the linear relationship between reactivation ratio and hardness could be used for assessing the thermal aging-induced hardening. In the following thermal aging process, the reactivation ratio is applicable to assess the occurrence of the saturation of thermal aging-induced hardening. The results demonstrated that the DL-EPR test is applicable to assess the evolution of thermal aging.
Journal Title: CORROSION
Year Published: 2019
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