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Testing Heavily Cold Formed 22Cr Duplex Stainless Steel Exposed to Liquid Mercury to Assess Liquid Metal Embrittlement Susceptibility

Existing literature suggests that while 22Cr may not be susceptible to Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME) when exposed to mercury at typical engineering strains, heavily cold formed 22Cr materials may be susceptible. The LME susceptibility from mercury of cold formed UNS S31803 was tested using four-point bend, slow strain rate, and interrupted slow strain rate techniques, simulating a range of strains from primarily elastic deformation of as-produced / as-welded pipe to high plastic deformation of cold formed pipe. Specimens were selected from the base metal, the weld metal / heat affected zone, and from pre-strained material simulating cold forming. The testing was conducted in the presence of mercury (only) at both ambient temperature and 40 °C. The passive film was intentionally disrupted by scratching at the initiation of the tests. The results of this testing did not indicate evidence of LME for any of the material / environment conditions tested.
Product Number: 51324-20319-SG
Author: William Kovacs; Kristian Eriksen; Bjørn-Andreas Hugaas; Stian Hauger
Publication Date: 2024
Industry: Coatings
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