Materials Research (Oct 2021)

Microstructure and Pitting Corrosion Resistance of Quenched, Single Tempered and Double Tempered AISI 420 Martensitic Stainless Steel

  • Cláudio Moreira de Alcântara,
  • Ariane Neves de Moura,
  • Marcos Tadeu D’Azeredo Orlando,
  • Wilian da Silva Labiapari,
  • Marco Antônio da Cunha,
  • Tarcísio Reis de Oliveira,
  • Vicente Tadeu Lopes Buono

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-5373-mr-2021-0093
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 6

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Abstract The crystallographic aspects after air-quenching treatment and the pitting corrosion resistance after single tempering and double tempering treatments of AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel were studied using optical microscopy, Electron Backscatter Diffraction and potentiodynamic polarization tests. The results showed that the observed average orientation relationship (OR) was closer to the Greninger-Troiano (G-T) OR model with a minimum average deviation of 2.66°. The average OR of AISI 420 steel with respect to austenite matrix was φ1 = 3.6°, Φ = 46.0°, φ2 = 6.2° in the area mapped. Blocks showed variant pairs belonging to the same Bain group forming sub-blocks with misorientation 5.51° (V1/V4 pair), consequently, the AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel showed higher intervariant boundary density for the same Bain group and close-packed plane group. In the same air-quenching condition, the different sizes of prior austenite grain in the microstructure did not influence the variant selection. The air-quenching and single tempering treatments did not impair the pitting corrosion resistance and did not cause significant loss of hardness in relation to the air-quenched treatment. Therefore, the double tempering should be dispensed saving production costs.

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