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. 2014 Jul 22;7(7):5268–5304. doi: 10.3390/ma7075268

Table 2.

Degree of sensitization (DOS) values of as-received UNS S31803 steel and DSS specimens aged at 700 °C for different times, reprinted with permission from [55]. Copyright 2013 Elsevier.

Specimen Activation Peak Current Density, Ia (A/cm2) Reactivation Peak Current Density, Ir (A/cm2) DOS (Ir/Ia) × 100%
As received 0.0163 1.59 × 10−6 9.74 × 10−3
1 min 0.0126 2.63 × 10−6 2.09 × 10−2
30 min 0.0177 4.16 × 10−6 2.34 × 10−2
1 h 0.0066 5.06 × 10−6 7.66 × 10−2
6 h 0.0240 0.0041 17.40
12 h 0.0251 0.0083 33.15
24 h 0.0472 0.0228 48.37
48 h 0.0579 0.0376 64.91
120 h 0.0830 0.0579 69.69
240 h 0.0753 0.0669 88.83