Lectura adicional TME

1 MINOR AND OTHER ALLOYING ELEMENTS

2 In addition to the main elements iron, chromium and nickel, stainless and heat-resisting steels contain
3 smaller proportions of other elements, known as minor elements and alloying elements. The most
4 important of these are as follows:
5 - Minor elements such as carbon, silicon, manganese and nitrogen. These can arise from the basic
6 materials used in steel manufacturing, or be deliberately added to facilitate its fabrication or modify
7 certain properties.
8 - Alloying elements added in order to improve the properties of steels for specific applications. Apart
9 from the minor elements mentioned immediately above, aluminium, molybdenum, copper, tungsten,
10 titanium, niobium and cobalt are found in this category.
11 - Some elements are also present as impurities, and are generally undesirable. These are principally
12 oxygen, phosphorous and sulphur, although the last named may be deliberately added in the steel to
13 improve its machinability. Moreover, small amounts of other elements added to stainless steels to
14 facilitate fabrication or change the material properties, can adversely affect the behaviour of these
15 steels during welding.

Extraido de: Castro, R. J. & de Cadenet, J. J. (1975). Welding Metallurgy of Stainless and Heat-resisting Steels, Great Britain:
Cambridge University Press. p. 2.

Lectura adicional TME

1 MINOR AND OTHER ALLOYING ELEMENTS

2 In addition to the main elements iron, chromium and nickel, stainless and heat-resisting steels contain
3 smaller proportions of other elements, known as minor elements and alloying elements. The most
4 important of these are as follows:
5 - Minor elements such as carbon, silicon, manganese and nitrogen. These can arise from the basic
6 materials used in steel manufacturing, or be deliberately added to facilitate its fabrication or modify
7 certain properties.
8 - Alloying elements added in order to improve the properties of steels for specific applications. Apart
9 from the minor elements mentioned immediately above, aluminium, molybdenum, copper, tungsten,
10 titanium, niobium and cobalt are found in this category.
11 - Some elements are also present as impurities, and are generally undesirable. These are principally
12 oxygen, phosphorous and sulphur, although the last named may be deliberately added in the steel to
13 improve its machinability. Moreover, small amounts of other elements added to stainless steels to
14 facilitate fabrication or change the material properties, can adversely affect the behaviour of these
15 steels during welding.

Extraido de: Castro, R. J. & de Cadenet, J. J. (1975). Welding Metallurgy of Stainless and Heat-resisting Steels, Great Britain:
Cambridge University Press. p. 2.