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A Comparative Study on the Effects of Different Thermochemical Coating Techniques on Corrosion Resistance of STKM-13A Steel

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The corrosion resistances of three different thermochemical coatings (grown using titanizing, boriding, and borotitanizing treatments) applied to STKM-13A steel surfaces were investigated. The coatings were characterized using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry, 2D profilometry, and microhardness experiments. The corrosion tests were conducted using both electrochemical and static immersion methods, in 3.5 pct NaCl and 40 pct HF acid solutions, respectively. The corrosion resistance of STKM-13A steel was enhanced after the coating process. The specimens were exposed to more corrosion in the HF solution than in the NaCl solution. The best corrosion resistance was obtained in the borotitanized and borided specimens immersed in the NaCl and HF solutions, respectively. The borided STKM-13A steel sample showed even less cumulative weight loss than Inconel 625 in the static immersion HF acid solution test. This suggests potential use of the borided STKM-13A steel in the uranium production units of nuclear power plants as an alternative to more costly alternatives such as Monel, Inconel, and Hastelloy.

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  1. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Iskenderun Technical University, 31200, Hatay, Turkey

    Alİ Günen & Ahmet Çürük

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hitit University, 19030, Çorum, Turkey

    Yusuf Kanca

  3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Arts, Mustafa Kemal University, 3100, Hatay, Turkey

    İsmaİl Hakkı Karahan

  4. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Selçuk University, 42130, Konya, Turkey

    Mustafa Serdar Karakaş

  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bartın University, 74000, Bartın, Turkey

    Mustafa Sabrİ Gök

  6. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Iskenderun Technical University, 31200, Hatay, Turkey

    Erdoğan Kanca

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Günen, A., Kanca, Y., Karahan, İ.H. et al. A Comparative Study on the Effects of Different Thermochemical Coating Techniques on Corrosion Resistance of STKM-13A Steel. Metall Mater Trans A 49, 5833–5847 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-018-4862-2

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