Evolution of the Corrosion Products around MnS Embedded in AISI 304 Stainless Steel in NaCl Solution
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Material, Specimen Preparation and Solution
2.2. Quasi-In-Situ Immersion Tests
2.3. Surface Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Inclusion Identification
3.2. Quasi-In-Situ FE-SEM Observation of Corrosion Product Deposition
3.3. EDS and Raman Detection of Corrosion Product Composition
3.4. AFM/SKPFM Measurement of Topography and Surface Volta Potential
3.5. FIB-FESEM Observation of Cross-Sectional Morphology
3.6. FE-SEM Morphology after Removal of Corrosion Product
4. Discussion
5. Summary
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Element | C | Si | Mn | P | S | Ni | Cr | Cu | Al | Fe |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Re-sulfurized SS 304 | 0.073 | 0.72 | 2.81 | 0.022 | 0.043 | 8.17 | 18.1 | 0.24 | 0.013 | balance |
Substance | Raman Shift (cm−1) | Literature |
---|---|---|
MnS | Around 283 cm−1 | [35] |
Fe3−xCrxO4 | Between 542–531, around 636 cm−1 | [37] |
FeCr2O4 | 630 cm−1 | [36] |
Fe2−xCrxO3 | 303, 424 cm−1 | [37] |
Between 413–424, 515, 537 cm−1 | [38] | |
FeOOH | 243, 372, 497 and 658 cm−1 | [39] |
Cr2O3 | 353, 529, 553 cm−1 | [37] |
353, 616 cm−1 | [40] |
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Li, D.; Hao, H.; Wang, Z.; Nyakilla, E.E. Evolution of the Corrosion Products around MnS Embedded in AISI 304 Stainless Steel in NaCl Solution. Materials 2024, 17, 4050. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17164050
Li D, Hao H, Wang Z, Nyakilla EE. Evolution of the Corrosion Products around MnS Embedded in AISI 304 Stainless Steel in NaCl Solution. Materials. 2024; 17(16):4050. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17164050
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Dan, Hongliang Hao, Zhichao Wang, and Edwin Ernest Nyakilla. 2024. "Evolution of the Corrosion Products around MnS Embedded in AISI 304 Stainless Steel in NaCl Solution" Materials 17, no. 16: 4050. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17164050