In situ study of selective dissolution of duplex stainless steel 2205 by electrochemical scanning tunnelling microscopy

Citation
M. Femenia et al., In situ study of selective dissolution of duplex stainless steel 2205 by electrochemical scanning tunnelling microscopy, CORROS SCI, 43(10), 2001, pp. 1939-1951
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
CORROSION SCIENCE
ISSN journal
0010938X → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
10
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1939 - 1951
Database
ISI
SICI code
0010-938X(200110)43:10<1939:ISSOSD>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Selective dissolution of duplex stainless steel 2205 in acidic chloride sol utions was studied in situ by electrochemical scanning tunnelling microscop y (STM). In 0.05 M H2SO4 + 1 M NaCl, no appreciable active dissolution was observed by in situ STM imaging at the corrosion potential (E-corr), but at potentials higher than E-corr + 1000 mV some selective dissolution at the austenite-ferrite boundary region occurred. In 4 M H2SO4 + 1 M HCl, STM ima ges revealed active dissolution of ferrite grains at around E-corr + 50 mV. Dissolution of austenite grains started to occur at around E-corr + 150 mV , exhibiting steps of submicron scale on the edges. (C) 2001 Elsevier Scien ce Ltd. All rights reserved.