Influence of alloying elements on the microstructure and pitting behavior of high-strength Cr-Mn-Ni-N metastable austenitic stainless steels in the atmospheric environments with chloride ions
Lele Liu , Hao Zhang , Hongyun Bi , E Chang , Moucheng Li
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Abstract
The microstructure and pitting behavior in the simulated atmospheric environments of three Cr-Mn-Ni-N metastable austenitic stainless steels (MASSs) with different alloying element contents were investigated through electron back scatter diffraction (EBSD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), electrochemical measurements techniques and wet-dry cyclic corrosion test (CCT). The increase of Cr, Mn, Ni, N and Cu contents enhances the austenite stability and results in forming fewer mechanical twins, martensites and dislocation pile-ups for the steels with 10 % cold rolling reduction. The higher contents of Cr and N facilitate the formation of Cr2O3 and NH4+ species in the passive films and then increase the pitting resistance of the steels. The average quantity, depth and width of the pits formed after the wet-dry CCT gradually decrease for the steels from 14Cr10Mn to 16Cr6Mn and 18Cr6Mn under the joint effect of microdefects and alloying elements.
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