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Lean duplex stainless steel resists chloride stress corrosion.(METALS)

Advanced Materials & Processes,  June, 2005  

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LDX2101 is a lean duplex stainless steel that provides high strength and excellent resistance to chloride stress corrosion cracking, reports Outokumpu Steel, Finland. The duplex steels have a structure that is 50% ferrite and 50% austenite. They combine the high strength and resistance to stress corrosion cracking of a 400 series ferritic stainless, with the general corrosion resistance and ease of fabrication of the 300 austenitic steels.

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The alloy includes 21-22% chromium, 4-6% manganese, and 1.35-1.7% nickel, with 0.20-0.25% nitrogen. Manganese is said to ensure a proper ...

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