Studies were made on the effects of chemistry and heat treatment on mechanical properties, fatigue strength and intergranular corrosion (I.G.C) of 19Cr-9Ni austenitic stainless cast steels. The results are summarized as follows.
(1) Mechanical strength increases with the increase of delta ferrite and nitrogen contents as expressed by the equation;
0.2% Y.S. (kgf/mm
2)=0.34(%
δ)+33(%N)+16.2
(2) Smooth and notched bar fatigue strengths are improved by increasing the machanical strength.
(3) I.G.C. is developed at the
δ/
γ grain boundaries and the degree of I.G.C. caused by slow cooling during heat treatment can be predicted from the time to pass the sensitizing region in the TTS diagram.
(4) Since the diffusion rate of chromium element in the delta phase is much higher than that in the austenite phase, sensitized steel can be recovered by re-heating at 700°C for 10h, if some amount of delta phase is contained.
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