Influence of Ferrite Phase Content on the Electrochemical Properties of Duplex Stainless Steels
Duplex stainless steels have a large number of industrial applications and may replace high cost materials, especially in chloride-containing environments like seawater in off-shore platforms due to their high mechanical properties and good corrosion resistance. The influence of the ferrite content on the performance of duplex stainless steels in these corrosive environments is not well known. For the present paper, new superduplex stainless steels with ferrite between 30 and 60% were developed and their microstructure and corrosion resistance were evaluated by potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) tests in NaCl 3.5% (wt %) at 26°C and 78°C. The results obtained at 26°C showed that the pitting potential (Epitt) is little affected by the ferrite content, but for the materials with higher ferrite it was possible to observe an increase in the repassivation potential with a decrease in the corrosion potential and passive currents due to the presence of more resistive passive films. Tests performed at 78°C indicated a high decrease in the Epitt for all the samples, independently of the ferrite percentage, although maintaining superiority in higher ferrite content. Alloys with a 55% ferrite phase content, i.e. less dependent of Ni element, present a superior performance of corrosion resistance.
Main Authors: | Souza,Elki Cristina de, Rossitti,Sérgio Mazzer, Fortulan,Carlos Alberto, Rollo,João Manuel Domingos de Almeida |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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ABM, ABC, ABPol
2017
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392017000100021 |
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