Possible mechanisms for the improvement by vanadium of the pitting corrosion resistance of 18% chromium ferritic stainless steel

Corrosion Science

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2479-2490

  Ras, M H ^a   Pistorius, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Artificial pit; Metastable pit growth; Pitting corrosion; Salt film; Vanadium

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS; NUCLEATION; PITTING; STAINLESS STEEL; VANADIUM;

ARTIFICIAL PITS;

CORROSION RESISTANCE;

ALLOY; CORROSION RESISTANCE; PITTING CORROSION; STAINLESS STEEL; VANADIUM;

EID: 0036831592     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-938X(02)00050-1     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. The use of vanadium in ferritic stainless steel to enhance the resistance to localised corrosion