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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011
A lot of duplex and super duplex stainless steels are prone to secondary phases but with different sequence and kinetic which depend on the chemical composition and thermo-mechanical history of the steel. In this paper the results of secondary phase's determination in a welding grade 2510 duplex steel, heat treated at 850–1050°C for 3–30 min are presented. The precipitation stars at grain boundaries with a consistent ferrite transformation for short times. The noses of the TTP curves are at 1000°C (sigma phase) and at 900°C (chi phase) with a partial transformation of chi to sigma, as evidenced in 2205 and 2507 grades.