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Effect of pH on Semiconducting Property of Passive Film Formed on Ultra-High-Strength Corrosion-Resistant Steel in Sulfuric Acid Solution

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Because Cr9Ni5MoCo14 is a new ultra-high-strength corrosion-resistant steel, it is important to study its corrosion behavior in sulfuric acid solution, which is used to simulate the aggressive environment. The effect of pH on the electrochemical and semiconducting properties of passive films formed on ultra-high-strength corrosion-resistant steel in sulfuric acid solution was investigated by means of the potentiodynamic polarization technique, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), Mott-Schottky analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results indicated that Cr9Ni5MoCo14 steel showed a passive state in acid solutions. The corrosion behavior of this Cr9Ni5MoCo14 alloy was influenced by the passive film formed on the surface, including thickness, stability, and partitioning of elements of the passive film. The passive current density decreases with increasing pH, and the corrosion resistance was enhanced by the increasing thickness and depletion of the defects within the passive film. Moreover, an enrichment of chromium (primarily the oxides of Cr) and depletion of iron in the passive film led to improved corrosion resistance. These results can provide a theoretical basis for use of this alloy and further development of ultra-high-strength corrosion-resistant steel in today’s society.

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The authors acknowledge the support of the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. FRF-TP-11-006B) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51131005, 51171023).

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China

    Min Sun (Postdoctor), Kui Xiao (Associate Research Fellow), Chaofang Dong (Professor) & Xiaogang Li (Professor)

  2. Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P.R. China

    Min Sun (Postdoctor)

  3. Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing, 100095, P.R. China

    Ping Zhong (Research Fellow)

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Sun, M., Xiao, K., Dong, C. et al. Effect of pH on Semiconducting Property of Passive Film Formed on Ultra-High-Strength Corrosion-Resistant Steel in Sulfuric Acid Solution. Metall Mater Trans A 44, 4709–4717 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-013-1834-4

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