Using the Linkam TS1500, researchers observe how duplex stainless steel undergoes morphological changes with temperatures close to its melting point. They heated samples up to 1500°C and captured images of the changing material using a confocal microscope. This research is essential work to help understand how heat treatments affect steel, in order to avoid inadequate heat treatment which leads to intergranular corrosion.
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