In spite of the excellent resistance of stainless steel (SS) towards uniform corrosion, overcoming various localized corrosion could be a real challenge. This work presents an analysis of the failure behavior of 316L SS air chiller tube with a peripheral crack used in a Qatari gas company in Qatar. Macroscopic failure characteristics were analyzed by means of visual inspection, digital imaging ...

The effect of Cu2+ in bulk solution on pitting corrosion resistance extra-high-purity type 316 stainless-steel was investigated. Pitting occurred 0.1 M NaCl-1 mM CuCl2, whereas not initiated NaCl. Although deposition the surface regardless a potential region had no influence passive film formation. decrease CuCl2 resulted from deposited Cu or compound and continuous supply surface.

Interactions between copper and chlorine disinfectants were examined from the perspective of disinfectant decay and copper pitting corrosion. Sparingly soluble cupric hydroxide catalyzed the rapid decay of free chlorine, which in turn, led to production of less soluble and more crystalline phases of cupric hydroxide. The catalytic activity of the cupric hydroxide was retained over multiple cycl...

PURPOSE The aim of the presented research was to find a combination of surface modification methods of implants made of the Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloy, that lead to formation of effective barrier for metallic ions that may infiltrate into solution. METHODS To this end, the following tests were carried out: roughness measurement, the voltamperometric tests (potentiodynamic and potentiostatic), and th...

The role of isothermal aging on the localized corrosion behavior of Al90Fe5Gd5 and Al87Ni8.7Y4.3 alloys was characterized in 0.6 M NaCl solution. The pitting (Epit) and repassivation (Erp) potentials were both increased ~400 mV by the presence of transition and rare earth metal additions in supersaturated solid solution and amorphous structure. A statistical distribution in Epit observed on sma...

The applications of Bismuth Titanate (BixTiyOz) materials have been focused on their electronic and optical properties, but with respect to the use of these compounds in applications like corrosion resistance, have been very few or nonexistent. For this reason, in the present investigation BixTiyOz thin films were deposited using RF magnetron sputtering onto silicon wafers, stainless steel 316L...

The effect of Ta addition on the pitting corrosion resistance duplex stainless steels was investigated in both cases without and with deoxidization/desulfurization by Al Ca. improved two proposed mechanisms. For Ca, MnS inclusions which act as initiation sites are modified to electrochemically-stable (Ta,Mn) oxysulfides. (CaS (Al,Ca)oxides) coated stable Ta-containing nitrides resulting suppres...