RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Effect of prior cold work on the degree of sensitisation of welded joints of AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel studied by using an electrochemical minicell A1 Tiedra Frontaura, María del Pilar A1 Martín Llorente, Óscar A1 García Cabezón, Ana Cristina A1 Díaz Martínez, Fernando Javier A1 López Aparicio, Manuel Federico K1 Stainless steel K1 Polarization K1 Effects of strain K1 Intergranular corrosion K1 Welding AB This work aims to assess the effect of prior cold work on the degree of sensitisation of each of the four welding zones of welded joints of AISI 316L subjected to post-welding sensitisation. Electrochemical potentiokinetic reactivation and double loop electrochemical potentiokinetic reactivation tests are performed on each of the four zones by using a small-scale electrochemical cell (minicell). The results show that the degree of sensitisation of heat affected zone, which achieves its maximum at a prior cold work level of 10%, is significantly lower than that of base material for a prior cold work of 20%. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. PB ELSERVIER SN 0010-938X YR 2012 FD 2012 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/22106 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/22106 LA eng NO Corrosion Science, 2012, 54, 153–160 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 24-nov-2024