Metals Handbook Desk Edition (2nd Edition)
Heat Treating of Stainless Steels and Heat-Resistant Alloys
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Published:1998
Abstract
Heat treating of stainless steel produces changes in physical condition, mechanical properties, and residual stress level and restores maximum corrosion resistance when that property has been adversely affected by previous fabrication or heating. This article focuses on annealing of different types of stainless steels such as austenitic, ferritic, duplex, martensitic, and precipitation-hardening, and on the heat treatment of superalloys and refractory metals. It discusses the recommended procedures for solution annealing, austenite conditioning, transformation cooling, and age tempering of precipitation-hardening stainless steels. The article also lists general recommendations for the annealing temperatures of tantalum, niobium, molybdenum, tungsten, and their alloys.
Heat Treating of Stainless Steels and Heat-Resistant Alloys, Metals Handbook Desk Edition, 2nd ed., Edited By Joseph R. Davis, ASM International, 1998, p 1025–1030, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.mhde2.a0003203
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