an overview of sensitization dynamics in ferritic stainless steel welds铁素体不锈钢的敏化动力学概述焊接.pdfVIP

Hindawi Publishing Corporation International Journal of Corrosion Volume 2011, Article ID 305793, 9 pages doi:10.1155/2011/305793 Research Article An Overview of Sensitization Dynamics in Ferritic Stainless Steel Welds M. O. H. Amuda and S. Mridha Advanced Materials and Surface Engineering Research Unit, Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, P.O. Box 10, 50728 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Correspondence should be addressed to M. O. H. Amuda, chatwivwale@ Received 26 December 2010; Accepted 27 April 2011 ´ Academic Editor: F. J. M. Perez Copyright © 2011 M. O. H. Amuda and S. Mridha. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Besides the problem of low ductility and poor notch toughness of ferritic stainless steel welds due to the microstructure characteristics of the weld section as a result of the weld heat input rate and the heat transfer factor, susceptibility to intergranular corrosion caused by the depletion of the chromium content of the weld matrix particularly in the HAZ is a major concern limiting the full deployment of the material in certain engineering applications regardless of its attractive economics combined with moderate strength and excellent corrosion resistance in alkali and acidic environments. Several attempts had been made to solve the problem. In the present work, a generic review of the sensitization problem in ferritic stainless steel welds as well as remediation techniques is presented. While stabilization is the most practiced preventi