“…With the continuous development of iron and steel smelting technology, ultra pure ferrite stainless steels with better formability, weldability and corrosion resistance have been developed through reducing the content of C and N and optimizing alloying elements such as Nb, Ti and Mo [6,7]. Notably, Nb and Ti are strong forming elements of carbide and nitride, which can react with C and N and form the MX-type intermetallic, avoid the precipitations of chromium carbonitrides that have disadvantageous effects on the intergranular corrosion [8][9][10][11]. Wang et al [12] reported that for the 12%Cr ferrite stainless steel, Ti and Nb dual stabilization could eliminate or alleviate the intergranular corrosion generally associated with the precipitation of chromium carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides at the grain boundaries.…”