**4. Conclusions**

This study evaluated the reinforcement e ffect of MoS2 in organic coatings on 316L SS in 3.5% NaCl solution. Firstly, SEM with EDS and XRD methods were performed to verify the MoS2 distribution on the SS surface. Through the experiments, the following results were drawn:


Consequently, the incorporating MoS2 in organic coatings could considerably improve the localized corrosion resistance of stainless steel in high chloride environment.

**Author Contributions:** Experiments Conception and Design, M.-S.H., Y.P., J.G.K. and K.K.; Experiment Performance, M.-S.H. and Y.P.; Data Analysis, M.-S.H., Y.P., J.G.K. and K.K.; Manuscript Writing, M.-S.H., Y.P., J.G.K. and K.K.

**Funding:** This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (NO. NRF-2017R1C1B2011750). This research was supported by the program for fostering next-generation researchers in engineering of National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (No. 2017H1D8A2031628). This work was supported by NRF (National Research Foundation of Korea) Grant funded by the Korean Government (NRF-2018-Fostering Core Leaders of the Future Basic Science Program/Global Ph.D. Fellowship Program) (No. NRF-2018H1A2A1062418).

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
