Influence of the aging time on the microstructure and electrochemical behaviour of a 15-5PH ultra-high strength stainless steel

  • Hong Luo
  • , Qiang Yu
  • , Chaofang Dong*
  • , Gang Sha
  • , Zhenbao Liu
  • , Jianxiong Liang
  • , Li Wang
  • , Gang Han
  • , Xiaogang Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The effect of the aging time at 500 °C on the microstructure evolution and electrochemical behaviour of 15-5PH ultra-high strength martensitic stainless steel is presented. The results show that Cu-rich clusters and (Cu, Nb)-rich nanoparticles are observed from 1 min to 240 min. The aging time influences the pitting resistance and semiconductive behaviour of the passive film in a chloride solution. The disappearance of Cu species in the passive film after 240 min is attributed to the precipitation of Cu-rich nanoparticles. Moreover, the variations in the Cr/Fe ratio and dehydration effect with the aging time are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)185-196
Number of pages12
JournalCorrosion Science
Volume139
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jul 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • A. Stainless steel
  • B. TEM
  • B. XPS
  • C. Passive films

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