Fig. 3 Typical process cycle for low-temperature carburization of austenitic stainless steels. It takes up to three days to perform the carburization process, in contrast to minutes with typical heat treating processes. More

Fig. 26 Suggested procedures for GTAW of butt, corner, tee, and lap joints in stainless steels. Source: Ref 26 Plate thickness, T Current DCEN (a) , A Electrode diameter Argon gas flow Filler rod diameter Arc speed Total time of weld mm in. mm in. m 3 /h ft 3 /h mm in... More

Fig. 20 Corrosion of zinc anodes that were galvanically connected to type 304 stainless steel for four years at six different underground test sites. Courtesy of E. Escalante, National Bureau of Standards Site Soil Location Internal drainage Range of resistivity, Ω · cm pH A S... More

Fig. 21 Grain-boundary carbides in the heat-affected zone of a sensitized 316 stainless steel, revealed using (a) concentrated NH 4 OH at 6 V dc for 60 s and (b) aqueous 10% ammonium persulfate at 6 V dc for 10 s More

Fig. 43 Delta-ferrite and manganese sulfides in martensitic matrix of (a) 416 stainless steel etched with modified Fry's reagent and (b) 5F (modified 416) stainless steel etched with Ralph's reagent More

Fig. 38 As-polished cross section through a stress-corrosion-cracked type 304 stainless steel part, showing branching of cracks as they proceed downward from the surface. 100× More

Fig. 19 Localized corrosion of asbestos-gasketed flanged joints in a type 304 stainless steel piping system. (a) Single remaining biodeposit adjacent to resulting corrosion on the flange. Numerous other similar deposits were dislodged in opening the joint. (b) Closeup of gouging-type corrosion ... More

Fig. 29 Ring-shape stain left around a weld after removal of the type of deposit shown in Fig. 26 , Fig. 27 , Fig. 28 . Source: Ref 10 More

Fig. 51 Comparison of effective stress-strain curves determined for type 304L stainless steel in compression, tension, and torsion. (a) Cold-working and warm-working temperatures. (b) Hot-working temperatures. Source: Ref 66 More

Fig. 2 Comparison of effective stress-strain curves determined for type 304L stainless steel in compression, tension, and torsion. (a) Cold working and warm working temperatures. (b) Hot working temperatures. Source: Ref 2 More

Fig. 29 Comparison of effective stress-strain curves determined for type 304L stainless steel in compression, tension, and torsion. (a) Cold and warm working temperatures. (b) Hot working temperatures. Source: Ref 100 More

Fig. 9 Processing sequence during diffusion bonding of a titanium part using stainless steel tooling. Source: Ref 13 More

Fig. 2 Comparison of the corrosion rates of metallic glasses and crystalline stainless steel as a function of HCl concentration at 30 °C (85 °F). No weight changes of the metallic glasses of Fe 70 Cr 10 P 13 C 7 were detected by a microbalance after immersion for 200 h. Open/closed circles, R... More

Fig. 34 Top view of a longitudinal weld in 6.4 mm (0.25 in.) E-Brite ferritic stainless steel plate showing intergranular corrosion. The weld was made with matching filler metal. About 4× More

Fig. 14 Light micrograph showing stain (arrows pointing up) from the etchant (Vilella's reagent) that seeped from the shrinkage gap (wide arrows pointing down) between the phenolic resin mount and the specimen of M2 high-speed steel More

Fig. 13 Magnetic pulse welding of a -to-stain-less steel (SS) weld. Source: Ref 34 More

Fig. 19 Iron-copper-carbon samples showing the brown (dark) stain resulting from Cu diffusion in the ferrite. Etched with 1 vol% nital plus 4 wt% picral More

Fig. 17 The effect of dissolved oxygen on the corrosion potential of type 304 stainless steel in 274 °C high-purity water. Important effects on corrosion potential and crack growth rate ( Fig. 18 ) occur at ppb levels of dissolved oxygen, a small fraction of the oxygen-saturated value of ≈42 pp... More

Fig. 8 SEM photomicrograph showing the fracture surface of a shot-peened 302 stainless steel spring that had fatigue initiation at an inclusion that was 300 μm below the wire surface. 21× More

Fig. 9 Relationship between bend angle and plasma jet travel speed ( V ) for stainless steel ( Ref 10 ) More