6. Heat treatment
Heat treatments give stainless steels the properties they need for their intended use. Essentially, these are mechanical properties (ductility, toughness and hardness) and corrosion resistance. Heat treatments are specific to each family of stainless steels.
For martensitic stainless steels, these are given in
In the case of ferritic stainless steels, a distinction must be made between those that remain ferritic throughout the temperature range, and so-called semi-ferritic...
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
French Standards Association (AFNOR)
- Définition et classification des aciers (A 02-025). - NF EN 10020 - 1989
- Stainless steels – Part 1: list of stainless steels (A 35-572). - NF EN 10088-1 - 1995
- Steel designation systems – Part 1: symbolic designation. - NF EN 10027-1 - 2017
- Steel designation systems – Part 2: digital system. - NF EN 10027-2 - 2015
- Stainless steels – Part 2:...
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