Both experimental data and practical experience show that duplex stainless steels have much better resistance to SCC than standard austenitics. Limitations of applicability are given. Welded joints perform in a similar way as the base metal.

Subject
Environmental cracking, Materials, Stainless alloys, Materials performance, Laboratory data, Stress cracking, Partial pressures, Stress, Welded joints, Heat exchangers, Duplex stainless steel, Chlorides, Stress corrosion cracking
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1986
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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