Improvement of pitting corrosion resistance of stainless steel by electric current pulse

ABSTRACT

The electric current pulse (ECP) was applied on the liquidus of 304 stainless steel during solidification and the pitting corrosion of the water-quenched specimens was explored in the present work. The results revealed that the utilisation of ECP can inhibit manganese sulphide from segregating around oxide inclusions during solidification and consequently, the pitting corrosion resistance of ECPed steel was significantly improved. Hence, the application of ECP during solidification might be an efficient way to improve the pitting corrosion resistance of the 304 stainless steel.

This paper is part of a themed issue on Materials in External Fields.     

Corrosion in water supply pipe stainless steel 304 and a supply line of helium in stainless steel 316

A corrosion spreading throughout the 304 stainless steel tubing of a water system to supply various buildings was observed, and also leaks were detected in welding zones. The same place is also crossed by a gas distribution network, with a helium pipe 316 of stainless steel that required periodic repairs more or less every two years, due to the presence of leaks. The tests showed that both types of stainless steel have suffered localized corrosion induced by hypochlorite ion, in a mechanism of dry/wet, and that the welding procedure performed on the 304 stainless steel is unacceptable. Some immediate procedures were undertaken to keep systems running, but recommendations were given for a final resolution of the problems.     

表面纳米化与离子渗氮对304不锈钢的影响

为解决304不锈钢硬度低、耐磨性差的问题,本文采用预先表面纳米化,温度400、450℃,保温时间4、6 h,氮氢比1∶3的离子渗氮工艺对试样进行处理,研究纳米化以及渗氮工艺对304不锈钢渗氮层形貌和深度、硬度以及摩擦磨损性能的影响.利用金相显微镜、电子探针显微分析仪(EPMA)、能谱仪(EDS)、显微硬度计和磨损试验机对样品的显微组织、微观形貌、硬度及耐磨性进行了表征.结果表明:304不锈钢经表面纳米化与离子渗氮工艺处理后,渗氮层为0.1～0.2 mm,表面硬度约为1 200 HV0.1,比基体硬度提高了6～7倍,耐磨性也大大增强;但渗氮温度越高,保温时间越长,材料表面耐磨性越差.综合各种影响因素得出在本实验条件下最佳处理工艺为:预先表面纳米化,渗氮温度400℃、保温时间6 h.     

Corrosion fatigue behaviour of 304 stainless steel under proportional and non‐proportional multiaxial loading condition

Corrosion fatigue and electrochemical tests under proportional loading and non‐proportional loading were conducted on 304 stainless steel in 0.63 mol L^?1 NaCl solution at room temperature. Two biaxial loading paths were applied to study the effect of proportional loading and non‐proportional loading on corrosion fatigue behaviour. Surface and fractographic observations of multiaxial corrosion fatigue specimens were carried out by scanning electron microscopy. It was shown that proportional loading had a more significant effect on the occurrence of local corrosion compared with non‐proportional loading because the continuous rotation of the principal stress plane under non‐proportional loading inhibits the pit formation.     

Effects of processing parameters on tensile properties of selective laser melted 304 stainless steel

Selective laser melting (SLM) technology based on powder bed has been used to manufacture 304 stainless steel samples. The effects of slice thickness, overlap rate, building direction and hatch angle on tensile properties of SLMed 304 stainless steel samples are investigated. It is found that tensile properties of SLMed 304 stainless steel are independent of slice thickness and overlap rate, but increase slowly with increasing interval number of deposited layers. The hatch angle of 105° with the maximum interval number of deposited layers and vertical building direction are preferred to get excellent tensile properties. Importantly, all the SLMed samples feature much higher σ_0.2/UTS values of nearly 0.8. The tensile strengths and ductility of SLMed samples at proper parameters are higher than those of the wrought 304 stainless steel.     

钙处理对AH36船体钢耐点蚀性能的影响

为提高AH36钢的耐海水腐蚀性能,炼钢时引入了钢水钙处理工艺.本文通过室内间浸挂片试验、交流阻抗试验、动电位极化试验及极化试验后的SEM分析,研究了钙处理对AH36钢中的夹杂物及耐点蚀性能的影响.结果表明:变性夹杂物中的CaS对钙处理钢的耐点蚀性能有明显的影响.通过钙处理把钢中氧化铝夹杂、硅铝酸盐夹杂等球化变性成无CaS或低CaS的球状CaO-Al2O3复合夹杂,可有效提高钢的耐点蚀性能;变性球状复合夹杂中含较多的CaS会促进诱发夹杂物周围基体腐蚀,提高点蚀诱发敏感性;含硫量较高的AH36钢在钙处理不充分时,形成CaS夹杂或以CaS为主的复合夹杂,会使AH36钢的耐点蚀性能恶化.     

The effect of pit size and density on the fatigue behaviour of a pre‐corroded martensitic stainless steel

UNS S17400 steel is used in turbines for the aerospace and utility industries. While it is generally corrosion resistant, it is susceptible to pitting when exposed to aqueous chloride environments. Effects of pitting characteristics, such as depth, width, and local density on fatigue life, have been studied in this work to better inform criteria for component replacement or repair. While pit depth correlates well with cracking, the deepest pit never initiated the crack that ultimately led to failure. The clustering of pits, or local pitting density, also correlated well with crack initiation location; however, the densest region of pitting was not always the location where cracking occurred. There is likely no single metric that directly correlates pitting with fatigue cracking, rather there is a combination of pitting characteristics that ultimately lead to cracking. The results from this work suggest that pit depth and local pitting density are among the more important metrics.     

Improved corrosion resistance and biofilm inhibition ability of copper-bearing 304 stainless steel against oral microaerobic Streptococcus mutans

304 stainless steel(SS) used as orthodontic wire during orthodontics faces the risk of microbiologically influenced corrosion(MIC) due to diverse flora environment. Hereinto, Streptococcus mutans(S. mutans)is the most important cariogenic bacteria. In this work, MIC behavior of a new 304-Cu SS in presence of S. mutans was studied by the observations using scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and confocal laser scanning microscopy(CLSM) including live/dead staining, extracellular polymeric substance(EPS)staining and pitting corrosion, electrochemical test, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). Above results showed that 304-Cu SS possessed excellent biofilm inhibition ability and presented lower corrosion current density(icorr), larger polarization resistance(Rp) and charge transfer resistance(Rct) in the presence of S. mutans, indicating that 304-Cu SS had a better MIC resistance against S. mutans. It was further affirmed by XPS results that the presence of Cu-oxide in passive film of 304-Cu SS inhibited the formation of biofilm.     

304不锈钢在盐湖卤水中的腐蚀行为

用腐蚀挂片试验方法研究了304不锈钢在盐湖卤水中暴露2a的腐蚀行为,井运用室内电化学试验方法研究了其电化学行为。结果表明：盐湖卤水浸泡2a后,304不锈钢腐蚀速率为0．0003mm／a,主要表现为点蚀,试样侧面加工缺陷处存在较深的点蚀坑;在卤水中浸泡768h后,304不锈钢表面钝化膜局部被破坏,出现点蚀孔。     

Super304H奥氏体耐热钢微观组织研究

为了深入认识新型奥氏体耐热钢Super304H(0.1C-18Cr-9Ni-3Cu-Nb,N)的微观组织,利用光学显微镜、扫描电子显微镜、电子探针和X射线衍射等手段,研究了Super304H钢合金元素的分布和析出相的组成及分布形态.试验结果表明,Super304H钢在供货状态下的显微组织由γ-基体和析出相组成.与传统的18-8不锈钢相比,这种奥氏体钢晶粒均匀细小,晶粒尺寸约46μm.析出相主要由Nb(C,N)和富铜相组成,Nb(C,N)有呈方向性分布的条块状和呈弥散分布的细小颗粒状两种形态,条块状的Nb(C,N)是软化过程中残留下来的,而弥散分布的是固溶处理及冷却过程中析出形成的.其中弥散分布的Nb(C,N)与富铜相对细化晶粒和改善钢的高温强度起重要作用,而多种复合强化机制使得Super304H钢具有优异的高温性能.     

Characterization of transition joints of commercially pure titanium to 304 stainless steel

Solid-state direct bonding between commercially pure titanium and type 304 austenitic stainless steel has been carried out in the temperature range of 850–950 °C, under a uniaxial pressure of 3 MPa for 1 h. The diffusion bonds have been evaluated using light microscopy, electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique and tensile testing. Light microscopy shows that different intermediate layers are formed in the reaction zone, and the width of these layers increases with an increase in bonding temperature. EPMA revealed that, at any particular bonding temperature, Ti traverses a minimum distance in the 304 stainless steel side, whereas Fe, Cr and Ni travel comparatively larger distances in the Ti side. This microanalysis also indicated different step formations in the concentration profile of Ti, Fe and Cr over different composition ranges in the diffusion zone indicating formation of intermetallic phases that were detected by XRD. Brittle intermetallic phases lower the strength and ductility of the diffusion bonded couples significantly. Best room temperature tensile strength, 217 MPa, has been obtained at 850 °C processing temperature due to minimal deleterious effects.     

The thermal conductivity of AISI 304L stainless steel

A compilation and critical analysis of the thermal conductivity () of AISI 304 stainless steel (SS) between 100 and 1707 K has been given in the literature. The author represented his recommended values of by an inflection in the A versus temperature relationship between 300 and 500 K. Because a physical mechanism had not been identified that would produce such a temperature dependence in of 304 SS, interest was generated in the possible existence of an as yet undiscovered phenomenon that might cause such an inflection. Consequently, experimental verification of the inflection was sought. The present paper presents recent measurements of , the electrical resistivity, and the absolute Seebeck coefficient of 304L SS from 300 to 1000 K and of the thermal diffusivity () from 297 to 423 K. The values computed from the a measurements were within ± 1.6% of the directly measured An inflection was not observed in the temperature dependence of between 300 and 500 K. After careful evaluation and because a physical mechanism still has not been identified which would produce such an inflection, the authors conclude that the inflection in the vs T relationship reported in the literature was caused by the data analysis technique.     

Phase formation in selected surface-roughened plasma-nitrided 304 austenite stainless steel

Direct current (DC) glow discharge plasma nitriding was carried out on three selected surface-roughened AISI 304 stainless steel samples at 833 K under 4 mbar pressures for 24 h in the presence of N₂:H₂ gas mixtures of 50 : 50 ratios. After plasma nitriding, the phase formation, case depth, surface roughness, and microhardness of a plasma-nitrided layer were evaluated by glancing angle x-ray diffractogram, optical microscope, stylus profilometer, and Vickers microhardness tester techniques. The case depth, surface hardness, and phase formation variations were observed with a variation in initial surface roughness. The diffraction patterns of the plasma-nitrided samples showed the modified intensities of the α and γ phases along with those of the CrN, Fe₄N, and Fe₃N phases. Hardness and case depth variations were observed with a variation in surface roughness. A maximum hardness of 1058 Hv and a case depth of 95 μm were achieved in least surface-roughened samples.     

Phase formation in selected surface-roughened plasma-nitrided 304 austenite stainless steel

Abstract

Direct current (DC) glow discharge plasma nitriding was carried out on three selected surface-roughened AISI 304 stainless steel samples at 833 K under 4 mbar pressures for 24 h in the presence of N₂:H₂ gas mixtures of 50 : 50 ratios. After plasma nitriding, the phase formation, case depth, surface roughness, and microhardness of a plasma-nitrided layer were evaluated by glancing angle x-ray diffractogram, optical microscope, stylus profilometer, and Vickers microhardness tester techniques. The case depth, surface hardness, and phase formation variations were observed with a variation in initial surface roughness. The diffraction patterns of the plasma-nitrided samples showed the modified intensities of the α and γ phases along with those of the CrN, Fe₄N, and Fe₃N phases. Hardness and case depth variations were observed with a variation in surface roughness. A maximum hardness of 1058 Hv and a case depth of 95 μm were achieved in least surface-roughened samples.     

Stress induced martensite transformation texture in AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel

Abstract

The phenomenological theory of martensitic transformation was applied to a tension induced martensitic transformation in an AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel in order to estimate the transformation texture. Input data were obtained from the published literature. Calculated pole figures were constructed assuming a variant selection process based on Patel and Cohen’s theory, which emphasises that a mechanical component of free energy is the driving force for martensitic transformation at temperatures above martensite start M_s. The results showed a remarkably good match between the calculated and published measured data.     

Friction stir welding of AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel

The objective of this work is to demonstrate the feasibility of friction stir welding (FSW) AISI 304 austenitic stainless steels. The tool used was formed of a tungsten‐based alloy. The specimens were welded on an 11 kW vertical milling machine. Defect‐free welds were produced on 2.5 mm plates of hot‐rolled AISI 304 austenitic stainless steels at travel speeds ranging from 40 to 100 mm/min with a constant rotating speed of 1000 rpm. Tensile strengths and hardness values of the weld interface were determined and microstructure features of these samples were investigated.     

铸造双相不锈钢点腐蚀行为研究

采用化学浸泡腐蚀试验及微观组织和化学成分分析研究了5种铸造双相不锈钢在6%Fe Cl3溶液中的点腐蚀行为,并与316L奥氏体不锈钢进行了对比。结果表明,铸造双相不锈钢的抗点腐蚀性能均优于316L的,腐蚀速率和点腐蚀深度均小于316L奥氏体不锈钢的;双相不锈钢主要耐点蚀能力合金元素在奥氏体和铁素体相内分布不均匀,铬、钼更多地分配于铁素体相内,而镍、氮则更多地分配于奥氏体相内,铁素体相的耐点蚀指数PRE(Cr%+3.3Mo%+16N%)大于奥氏体相;双相不锈钢的耐点腐蚀性能与化学成分有关,随着PRE的增加,双相不锈钢的耐点腐蚀性能提高,铜元素在铁素体内析出的富铜相导致点蚀优先在铁素体内发生和发展。     

Fracture failure analysis of AISI 304L stainless steel shaft

Fracture failure analysis of an agitator shaft in a large vessel is investigated in the present work. This analysis methodology focused on fracture surface examination and finite element method (FEM) simulation using Abaqus software for stress analysis. The results show that the steel shaft failed due to inadequate fillet radius size and more importantly marking defects originated during machining on the shaft. In addition, after visual investigation of the fracture surface, it is concluded that fracture occurred due to torsional–bending fatigue during operation.     

Effects of electropulsing assisted ultrasonic impact treatment on welded components

Abstract

The effect of electropulsing assisted ultrasonic impact treatment (EUIT) on the mechanical properties and microstructure evolution of S50C steel welded components has been investigated. The present paper presents the application of a relatively new post-weld treatment method to eliminate the residual stress and improve the surface mechanical properties. The results show that EUIT exhibits better surface modification capability than does conventional ultrasonic impact treatment. After EUIT, plastic deformation layer with strengthened grains formed on the sample surface, and residual tensile stress was converted into residual compressive stress.     

304Cu抗菌不锈钢盐酸基酸洗工艺的研究

为了明确盐酸基酸洗液对含Cu抗菌不锈钢表面氧化层的酸洗行为,采用正交试验法研究以盐酸为基础,Fe~(3+)、H_2O_2和HNO_3为氧化剂的304Cu抗菌不锈钢酸洗工艺.并运用扫描电镜、透射电镜及电化学等手段分析经最佳配方酸洗后试样的表面形貌、成分及酸洗机理.结果表明:最佳酸洗工艺配方为HCl(36%~38%)120 ml/L、H_2O_2(30%)80 ml/L、FeCl_3·6H_2O 20g/L、HNO_310 ml/L,酸洗温度30℃,酸洗时间15 min.经该配方酸洗后材料表面平整度和光亮度较好,具有抗菌性能的点状ε-Cu相在基体上弥散分布.材料经酸洗去除氧化层后,仍具有足够含量的抗菌元素Cu存在.酸洗脱除氧化层过程由电荷传递过程控制,该酸洗液对不锈钢具有孔蚀诱导性,酸洗时间不宜过长.