| Abstract: | Current density-potential measurements on stainless steels in active media In order to elucidate the susceptibility to selective corrosion of weld seams in stainless steels potentio-kinetic current density-potential measurements have been made. When the polarisation curve for the weld seam is more anodic in the vicinity of the rest potential than the curve corresponding to the base material the weld seam is selectively attacked; when, however, the weld seam is moer cathodic than the base metal there is almost no corrosion in the adjacent areas because of the large area ratio (large anode, small cathode). It is only in extreme cases (very high potential difference between cathodic weld seam and anodic plate) that local corrosion is found in the base metal. Tests with Hastelloy B in 20% hydrochloric acid show that this material cannot be welded successfully with identical material; it might, however, be feasible to weld it with cathodically alloyed weld fillers (alloyed with Pt or Pd). |
