RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Effect of ageing heat treatments on the microstructure and intergranular corrosion of powder metallurgy duplex stainless steels A1 García Cabezón, Ana Cristina A1 Martín Pedrosa, Fernando A1 Blanco Val, María Yolanda A1 López Aparicio, Manuel Federico K1 Stainless steel K1 Polarization K1 Intergranular corrosion K1 Repassivation AB The influence of ageing heat treatments (675 and 875 °C for 1.5 to 48 h) on the microstructure and intergranular corrosion resistance of sintered in nitrogen duplex stainless steels was investigated. The materials were obtained by sintering mixtures of austenitic AISI 316L and ferritic AISI 430L powders. Corrosion behaviour was evaluated by using electrochemical techniques. The beneficial effect of nitrogen on corrosion behaviour of solution annealed samples was established. During ageing, secondary phases were precipitated and the intergranular and transgranular corrosion resistance significantly decreased though repassivation was observed in specimens aged at 875 °C for times up to 8 h. PB ELSERVIER SN 0010-938 YR 2010 FD 2010 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/21905 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/21905 LA eng NO Corrosion Science 2010, 52, 3725–3737 DS UVaDOC RD 22-dic-2024