High temperature solution-nitriding and low-temperature nitriding of AISI 316: Effect on pitting potential and crevice corrosion performance

Federico Bottoli, Morten Stendahl Jellesen, Thomas Lundin Christiansen, Grethe Winther, Marcel A. J. Somers*

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    Abstract

    Stainless steels grade AISI 316 was subjected to high temperature solution nitriding and low-temperature nitriding in order to dissolve various amounts of nitrogen in the bulk (up to approx. 0.45wt%) and in a surface layer (up to approx. 13wt%), respectively. Potentiodynamic polarization tests in a 0.1M NaCl solution and crevice corrosion immersion tests in 3wt% FeCl3 solution were studied before and after the bulk and surface treatments.Nitrogen addition in the bulk proved to have a beneficial effect on the pitting resistance of the alloy. The formation of a zone of expanded austenite at the material surface through low-temperature nitriding resulted in a considerable improvement of the pitting potential and the crevice corrosion performance of the steels.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalApplied Surface Science
    Volume431
    Pages (from-to)24-31
    ISSN0169-4332
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018

    Keywords

    • Corrosion
    • Crevice corrosion
    • Expanded austenite
    • High nitrogen steel
    • High-temperature solution nitriding
    • Low-temperature nitriding
    • Pitting

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