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Flanges made of alloy steels used in the oil and gas platforms must be produced by hot forming (usually forging) in order to obtain a wrought product with refined microstructure and good toughness. In the present study, a flange of superduplex stainless steel, supposedly produced by forging (ASTM A-182 F53), has prematurely failed by pitting corrosion and cracking. The investigation was conducted...