Pitting Corrosion in AISI 304 Rolled Stainless Steel Welding at Different Deformation Levels

This paper analyzes pitting corrosion at the weld zone and at the heat affected zone (HAZ) in AISI 304 rolled stainless steel welds. As the aforementioned material is one of the most frequently used types of stainless steel, it is needful to be aware of the mechanisms that lead to its deterioration,...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2019-08, Vol.9 (16), p.3265
Main Authors: Cárcel-Carrasco, Francisco-Javier, Pascual-Guillamón, Manuel, Solano García, Lorenzo, Salas Vicente, Fidel, Pérez-Puig, Miguel-Angel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AISI 304
AISI 308L
Carbon
Cold
Cold rolling
Cold welding
Corrosion
Corrosion prevention
Corrosion resistance
Corrosion tests
Deformation
deformation stress
Electrolytes
Heat affected zone
Manufacturing
Metals
Nuclear power plants
Oxidation
Photomicrographs
pitting corrosion
Residual stress
Stainless steel
Steel alloys
Welded joints
Welding
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Summary:This paper analyzes pitting corrosion at the weld zone and at the heat affected zone (HAZ) in AISI 304 rolled stainless steel welds. As the aforementioned material is one of the most frequently used types of stainless steel, it is needful to be aware of the mechanisms that lead to its deterioration, like corrosion, since it can cause failures or malfunction in a wide variety of products and facilities. For the experimental tests 1.5 mm thick AISI 304 stainless steel plates were welded and rolled to different thicknesses and after, the samples were subjected to mechanical and corrosion tests and to a micrograph study. Deformation stresses and other intrinsic metallurgic and physic-chemical transformations that occur during cold rolling and welding, and that are key factors in the anti-corrosion behavior of AISI 304 rolled stainless steel, have been observed and analyzed. A correlation has been found between cold work levels in test samples and number of pits after corrosion tests.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app9163265