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Stabilizing heat treatment
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Stabilizing heat treatment

Stabilizing heat treatment

(OP)
Could anybody here tell me what is Stabilizing heat treatment and what is Heat Annealing heat treatment for stainless steel. What are the differences between them?

Thanks

RE: Stabilizing heat treatment

In general, when some says annealing, they mean solution annealing.  This is taking the material to a high enough temperature to cause secodnary phases (mostly carbides) to disolve, they go back into solution.

If the material is a clean single phase to start with then annealing (such as after cold working) in the lower end of the temperature range for annealing would give suitable strain recovery and still maintain the single phase structure.

In alloys that have strong carbide formers added (321 and 347) you can stabalize the alloy.  This is exposing the material to a temperature where you will rapidly form carbides with the Ti or Nb prior to placing the material into service.  This will prevent (or at least greatly slow) the fromation of intergranular chromium carbides and the associated sensitization of the material.

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RE: Stabilizing heat treatment

Just a little to add to the above….. a stabilizing anneal is performed at 870 to 900 deg C for an additional 2 to 4 hours (depending on thickness) after a solution annealing treatment to allow for the complete formation of Ti or Nb carbides upon rapid cooling. This increases the corrosion resistance of certain high temperature grades of stainless steels like 321 and 347 because the chromium can remain in solution instead of precipitating as chromium carbide.

A solution annealing treatment is normally performed at 1040 to 1100  deg C on all grades of austenitic stainless steels to assure complete solubility of chromium and upon rapid cooling to reduce the risk of sensitization.

RE: Stabilizing heat treatment

(OP)
I got it, thanks a lot. By the way, where could I get this kind of knowledge from internet?

RE: Stabilizing heat treatment

Google key words

solution annealing of stainless steel
stabilizing treatment of stainless steel

RE: Stabilizing heat treatment

You are probably better off picking up a couple of good ref books on stainless.  The gook by Lula is short and simple, but covers the basics.  The ASM handbook on Stainless is a good volume to own if you have to work with SS much.

I guess that I will expand my comments a bit more.  For solution anneal I usually like to be above 1065C, but you really need to watch out for grain growth at those temps.

When a part, like a tube, has been solution annealed and then cold drawn you can reanneal at some very low temperatures down around 980C.

A lot of 321 that goes into service is not stabalized.  If hte service tempertaure is in the senstizing range (over about 650C) many people will just let it happen in service.

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RE: Stabilizing heat treatment

Johnae FYI;
Atlas Metals has an excellent technical handbook on stainless steels that is free.

http://www.atlasmetals.com.au/


Go to the web site and find the Tech info box. Scroll down to find the Technical Handbook on Stainless Steels.

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