Corrosion behavior of TiC particle-reinforced 304 stainless steel

By Wu, Qianlin; Li, Wenge & Zhong, Ning
Published in Corrosion Science NULL 2011

Abstract

TiC particle-reinforced 304 stainless steels were prepared using a new developed in situ technology and their corrosion behavior was compared with that of 304SS in 5 wt.% HCl solution. As compared to 304SS, Ecorr, Epit and Erp values had shifted to a more negative region in 304SS containing TiC, indicating faster corrosion rate by TiC addition. The addition of TiC particles to 304SS resulted in no rapid pit propagation but maintained a high corrosion rate in the whole immersion time investigated.

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