Intergranular corrosion of welded joints of austenitic stainless steels studied by using an electrochemical minicell

Corrosion Science

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2390-2397

  Garcia, C ^a   de Tiedra, M P ^a   Blanco, Y ^a   Martin, O ^a   Martin, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Stainless steel; B. Polarization; C. Intergranular corrosion; C. Welding

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITE; AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL; AUSTENITIC STEEL; CORROSION; CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; HEAT TREATMENT; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; STEEL CORROSION; STEEL METALLURGY; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES; WELDS;

A. STAINLESS STEEL; B. POLARIZATION; C. INTERGRANULAR CORROSION; C. WELDING; INTER-GRANULAR CORROSION;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 50649097693     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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