Overview of Intermetallic Sigma (𝜎) Phase Precipitation in Stainless Steels

Figure 1

TTT curves of the 𝜎 phase in various series of stainless steels (B: initial precipitation, H: intermediate stage, E: final precipitation stage [17].

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