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Study on Short-Term Corrosion of Stainless Steels 201 and 304 in Urban Atmosphere

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In this study, the atmosphere corrosion behavior of stainless steels (SSs) 201 and 304 was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-disperse spectroscopy (EDS) and electrochemical measurements. The result shows that the steels undergo the atmosphere corrosion under the help of water in air, and the general corrosion degree of the steels increases with time. The corrosion degree of SS201 is more serious than that of SS304, and local corrosion occurs around grain boundaries. The results are simultaneously confirmed by icorr and Rp of the steels. The lower Ni content, the high MnS inclusion and the chloride-containing ingredient could be the main reasons for the high corrosion activity of SS201.

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We are grateful for financial support of Provincial Key R&D Program of Hunan (2021GK2008), Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate (CX20220558) and the National Scholarship Foundation (No. 202008430013).

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    Zelun Ouyang, Hui Su, Xuankai Wang & Tangqing Wu

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Ouyang, Z., Wang, J., Su, H. et al. Study on Short-Term Corrosion of Stainless Steels 201 and 304 in Urban Atmosphere. J. of Materi Eng and Perform (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-023-08857-7

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