1) Carbide and nitride precipitation in the austenitic and ferritic-austenitic steels occurs

in the temperature range 550-800C. Chromium-rich precipitates form in the grain

boundaries and can cause inter-granular corrosion and, in extreme cases, even a
decrease in toughness. However, after only short times in the critical temperature
range, e.g. in the heat affected zone adjacent to welds, the risk of precipitation is very
small for the low-carbon steels.