Pitting transients analysis of stainless steels at the open circuit potential |
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Authors: | G Berthomé B Malki |
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Affiliation: | a Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, LTPCM/ENSEEG, 1130, rue de la Piscine St. Martin d’Hères 38402, France b Arcelor Research, France |
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Abstract: | Metastable pitting of stainless steels in chloride containing oxidising electrolytes is investigated at rest potential using a new experimental technique allowing to record simultaneously the potential and corrosion current variations. Different industrial surface conditions (BA and 2B) are tested for both ferritic (FeCr type) and austenitic (FeCrNi type) stainless steels. It was shown that the number of pitting events decreases with the exposure time and that BA condition provides better resistance to pitting than 2B. As far as pitting mechanisms are concerned, the potential recovery after pitting does not reflect the pit repassivation but rather refers to the discharge of the surface capacity. Analysing the pitting transients provides quantitative information on the cathodic reaction through the passive film (transfer resistance and surface capacitance). Differences in pitting transient shapes are discussed as well. |
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Keywords: | Pitting corrosion Stainless steel Open circuit potential Potential transient Current transient |
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