A New methodology of Nondestructive Testing for Quantitative Evaluation of Sigma Phase in Duplex Stainless Steels
AUTOR(ES)
Haskel, Hudison Loch
FONTE
Mat. Res.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
13/05/2019
RESUMO
Duplex Stainless Steels (DSSs) are widely used in the oil and gas industry. When the steel is subjected to a thermal gradient, as in welding may occur precipitation of intermetallic phases. Among these phases, there is the sigma phase, which even in small quantities reduces drastically the mechanical and corrosion resistance properties. According to some studies in the literature, the limit amount of sigma phase present in steel in welded joints must be in a maximum volume fraction of 2,5%. In search to improve the detection sensitivity of the sigma phase, this paper presents results obtained by Linear Sweep Voltammetry (LSV) in Duplex Stainless Steel UNS S31803 as a Nondestructive Testing (NDT) model. The innovation in the application of this test is to use a microcell-based system that allows a reduced area of analysis obtaining density of currents in the order of microamperes and in the use of selective electrolytes to the elements of the oxides present in the intermetallic phases. With the use of these systems and through the optimization of control parameters it was possible to detect very low amounts of deleterious phases such as the sigma and chi phases.
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