The effect of heat treatment on the corrosion resistance of 440C stainless steel in 20% HNO3 + 2.5% Na2Cr2O7 solution

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-171

  Savas, Terence P ^a   Wang, Allen Yi Lan ^b,c   Earthman, James C ^b  

^a Parker Aerospace Group   (United States)

^b Irvine   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quench; AISI 440C; Corrosion; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Hardness; Heat treating; Hydraulic control valves; Martensitic stainless steel; Nitric acid noise resistance; Oil quench; Passivation; Pitting corrosion; Polarization resistance

Indexed keywords

CORROSION RESISTANCE; MARTENSITE; POLARIZATION; QUENCHING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTROSCOPY; VACUUM FURNACES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL NOISE (ECN) MEASUREMENTS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 0037396294     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1361/105994903770343303     Document Type: Article

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