The changes to the microstructure of the duplex stainless steel SAF 2205 during hot tensile tests were investigated. The dominant restoration mechanisms for ferrite and austenite were dynamic recovery (DRV) and dynamic recrystallization (DRX), respectively. Also, the effect of temperature on the deleterious phase precipitation was investigated. The specimens were tested with hot tensile deformation tests in the temperature range from 800°C to 1100°C. The tensile strength of the investigated steel decreased rapidly in the temperature range from 800°C to 950°C and slowly at the testing temperatures from 1000°C to 1100°C. It was found that SAF 2205 has excellent hot-working properties at temperatures between 950°C and 1100°C. The differences in the mechanical properties of austenite and ferrite along with the precipitation of the s-phase represent the most important restrictions during hot working. Optical microscopy was used for the microstructure-evolution analysis in the duplex stainless steel during the hot tensile tests. Keywords: duplex stainless steel, hot tensile test, microstructural evolution, intermetallic phases, s-phase Preiskovali smo spremembe mikrostrukture dupleks nerjavnega jekla SAF 2205 med vro~imi nateznimi preskusi. Prevladujo~a mehanizma meh~anja v feritu in avstenitu sta bila dinami~na poprava in/ali dinami~na rekristalizacija. V dupleks nerjavnem jeklu je bil raziskan vpliv temperature na izlo~anje {kodljivih faz. Vzorce smo vro~e natezno presku{ali v temperaturnem obmo~ju med 800°C in 1100°C. Natezna trdnost preiskanega jekla se je hitro zni`ala v temperaturnem obmo~ju med 800°C in 950°C ter po~asneje pri temperaturah preskusov med 1000°C in 1100°C. Ugotovili smo, da ima SAF 2205 odli~ne vro~e preoblikovalne lastnosti v temperaturnem obmo~ju med 950°C in 1100°C. Najve~je omejitve pri preoblikovanju predstavljajo razlike v mehanskih lastnostih med avstenitom in feritom ter izlo~anje s-faze. V raziskavi je bila uporabljena opti~na mikroskopija za analizo razvoja mikrostrukture v dupleks nerjavnem jeklu med vro~imi nateznimi preskusi. Klju~ne besede: dupleks nerjavno jeklo, vro~i natezni preskusi, razvoj mikrostrukture, intermetalne faze, s-faza