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Abstract
An austenite-ferrite steel was exposed to oxygen-depleted lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) at 600 °C to investigate the differences in selective leaching of elements between austenite and ferrite. The selective leaching of austenite was primarily governed by the coupled dissolution-reprecipitation (CDR) mechanism, while the selective leaching of ferrite appeared to be controlled by solid-state diffusion (SSD). This difference is likely attributed to the higher thermodynamic stability of ferrite than austenite in LBE. The variation in selective leaching mechanisms may help explain the lower dissolution corrosion susceptibility of ferrite relative to austenite.
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Scripta Materialia is a LETTERS journal of Acta Materialia, providing a forum for the rapid publication of short communications on the relationship between the structure and the properties of inorganic materials. The emphasis is on originality rather than incremental research. Short reports on the development of materials with novel or substantially improved properties are also welcomed. Emphasis is on either the functional or mechanical behavior of metals, ceramics and semiconductors at all length scales.