Self-passivating behavior of 316L stainless steel in high-temperature acetic acid solution

  • Xuequn Cheng*
  • , Xiaogang Li
  • , Cuiwei Du
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The self-passivating behavior of 316L stainless steel in acetic acid solution was studied. The constant current polarization curve and the corrosion potential-to-time curve were measured. The results showed that passivation film was formed by three layers: oxides of Fe and small amount Cr in the first layer; oxides of Cr and small amount Fe, Mo, Ni in the second layer; and oxides of Mo, Ni and small amount Fe in the third layer. The structure model of passivation film can explain the electrochemical results well.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)840-844
Number of pages5
JournalBeijing Keji Daxue Xuebao/Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing
Volume28
Issue number9
StatePublished - Sep 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acetic acid
  • Electrochemistry
  • Passivation film
  • Stainless steel

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