Pitting Behaviors of Passivated and Trans-Passivated 304 Stainless Steel

doi:10.13208/j.electrochem.190418

Abstract

Abstract:

In order to further understand the passivation and trans-passivation behaviors of 304 stainless steels, the samples were pretreated under different polarization potentials and their corrosion behaviors were investigated. It was found that the pitting potential of the untreated sample was the same as that of the sample treated with 1.1 V trans-passivation potential, while the pitting potential of the sample treated with 0.5 V passivation treatment was the highest. This observation was further verified by the SKP results. According to SEM observations, the surface of the untreated sample preserved a polishing morphology, while the surface of the 0.5 V passivation treated sample was covered by a passivation film decorated with small corrosion particles, performing good corrosion resistance. However, cracks appeared on the surface of the 1.1 V trans-passivation treated sample, leading to severe localized corrosion of the matrix and resulting in the deterioration of the trans-passivation film.

Key words: passivation, trans-passivation, pitting, stainless steel

CLC Number:

O646

SHEN Jing, WANG Zi-ming, ZHENG Da-jiang, SONG Guang-ling. Pitting Behaviors of Passivated and Trans-Passivated 304 Stainless Steel[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2020, 26(6): 808-814.

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