“…Within the 300-series austenitic stainless steels, the 304 grade is the most commonly used due to its superior low temperature toughness, as well as its corrosion resistance [ 3 ]. Recently there has been an enormous amount of research addressing the improvement of the mechanical properties of austenitic stainless steel [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ] without lowering corrosion resistance [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ]. Many experimental studies have focused on AISI 304 and AISI 304L at elevated temperatures [ 13 , 14 , 15 ], under thermo-mechanical and cycle fatigue conditions [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ], under creep conditions [ 23 ] and ductility loss of hydrogen-charged steel [ 24 ].…”