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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.