Austenitic Stainless Steels New Aspects

• Other Authors: Borek, Wojciech (Editor), Tanski, Tomasz (Editor), Brytan, Zbigniew (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2017
• Subjects: Metals technology / metallurgy; microstructure, aging, corrosion, mechanical properties, copper, fatigue
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Stainless steel is still one of the fastest growing materials. Today, the austenitic stainless steel with the classic composition of 18% Cr and 8% Ni (grade 304L) is still the most widely used by far in the world. The unique characteristic of stainless steel arises from three main factors. The versa...