Hc. Choe, Effects of nitrogen ion implantation on the corrosion characteristics of Cu-electroless plated and sintered stainless steel, SURF COAT, 112(1-3), 1999, pp. 299-306
Electrochemical tests were used to investigate the effects of N-2(+) implan
tation on the corrosion characteristics of Cu-electroless plated and sinter
ed stainless steel (SSS) in H2SO4, H2SO4 + KSCN, and HCl solutions. Stainle
ss-steel compacts containing Cu (2-10 wt%) were prepared using the electrol
ess Cu-plating (ELCP) method. N-2(+) implantation was carried out using N-2
gas as the ion source of the feed materials. The ions were embedded by an
accelerator with an energy of 130 keV to a dose of 3.0 x 10(17) ions cm(-2)
on the SSS at 25 degrees C in a 2 x 10(-5) Torr vacuum. In the case of N-2
(+) implanted 316LSSS, the corrosion potential increased, and the passive c
urrent density decreased. As the Cu content increased, the corrosion potent
ial of N-2(+) implanted 316LSSS drastically increased, with the exception o
f a slight decrease in the passive current density. The reactivation peak o
f N-2(+) implanted and unimplanted SSS did not appear (not sensitized), but
the activation current density decreased. The pitting potential of N-2(+)
implanted 316LSSS was higher than that of the implanted 304LSSS due to the
synergistic effect of Mo and N, and the inhibition of NH4+ against Cl-. The
pitting resistance increased as the Cu content increased, due to the forma
tion of CuCl2 . 3Cu(OH)(2), CuO and Cu2O on the surface. (C) 1999 Elsevier
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