It has to be before PWHT otherwise heat treatment itself can cause sigma phase embrittlement or 885 F embrittlement of austenitic stainless steels; chances of which increase with higher ferrite content. Therefore, in order to perform a heat treatment without having any possible embrittlement, a prior measurement of ferrite content is necessary. Octane On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 4:19 PM, mohd < mohd52100@gmail.com > wrote: dear sir, why ferrite measurement shall be taken before PWHT for 300-series steel. regards, mohd. -- To post to this group, send email to materials-welding@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to materials-welding+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group's bolg at http://materials-welding.blogspot.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups/MaterialsWelding-122787?home=&gid=122787&trk=anet_ug_hm The views expressed/exchnaged in this group are members personel views and meant for educ...
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