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Corrosion Behavior of Wire Electrical Discharge Machined Surfaces of P91 Steel

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The extensive usage of P91 steel in certain reactor components requires its precision fabrication by wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM). The WEDM cut surfaces consist of primarily re-melted and solidified layer (recast layer) of 2-8 µm. The recast layer is a result of fast removal of heat by unaffected metallic substrate and dielectric medium leading to rapid cooling. The WEDM surface is expected to affect the component performance in terms of its corrosion properties. The microstructural changes taking place due to EDM cutting of P91 steel bring about a drastic change in the electrochemical response of surface as compared to that for bulk P91 steel. The surface microstructure is shown to alter the passivation behavior and resistance to localized corrosion. Electrochemical polarization studies were done to evaluate passivation, pitting and intergranular corrosion (IGC) behavior and field emission gun—scanning electron microscopy was used for microstructural characterization of P91 steel surfaces. The passivation behavior for P91 steel WEDM cut surfaces was better than that for diamond polished surface. But pitting corrosion resistance decreased for the P91 steel WEDM surface which is a result of inhomogeneities in the microstructure of recast layer. The IGC resistance though increased due to the decreased grain size in the surface layer.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the help extended by Mr. Sanjay, MSD, BARC for SEM examination and summer project trainee Mr. Harsh Dixit, IITBHU for his help in the electrochemical experiments.

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    S. Bhattacharya & Geogy J. Abraham

  2. Material Processing and Corrosion Engineering Division, BARC, Mumbai, India

    Vivekanand Kain

  3. Material Science Division, BARC, Mumbai, India

    Abhishek Mishra & G. K. Dey

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Bhattacharya, S., Abraham, G.J., Mishra, A. et al. Corrosion Behavior of Wire Electrical Discharge Machined Surfaces of P91 Steel. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 27, 4561–4570 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-018-3558-5

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