Imposed potential measurements to evaluate the pitting corrosion resistance and the galvanic behaviour of a highly alloyed austenitic stainless steel and its weldment in a LiBr solution at temperatures up to 150 °C

Corrosion Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 784-795

  Blasco Tamarit, E ^a   Garcia Garcia D M ^a   Antón, J García ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Stainless steels; C. Passivity; C. Welding

Indexed keywords

A. STAINLESS STEELS; C. PASSIVITY; C. WELDING; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; GALVANIC CORROSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MIXED POTENTIAL THEORY; PITTING CORROSION RESISTANCE; POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS; POTENTIODYNAMIC CURVE; RE-PASSIVATION; REPASSIVATION POTENTIAL; WELDED METALS; WELDMENTS;

AUSTENITE; AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; PITTING; WELDING;

PASSIVATION;

EID: 78650255637     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2010.11.013     Document Type: Article

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