Corrosion Resistance of a Gradient Surface with Cr Alloying on Low-Carbon Steel

Abstract:

As compared with the untreated one, the low-carbon steel with gradient alloying produced by impact peening showed an increase in corrosion resistance. Specifically, when the corrosion potential increased from-1061 mV to-603.5 mV, the corrosion current density decreased from 1.579×10^-3 A/cm² to 6.703×10^-4 A/cm², the capacitive arc radius increased, and there was no corrosion products viewed on the surface. The improvement in corrosion resistance could be attributed to the diffusion of Cr allowed by the large number of defects induced by the impact peening deformation. This also resulted in the formation of Fe-Cr solid solution, which helped to promote the formation of a passivation film.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 898)
• Pages: 826-831
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.898.826
• Online since: June 2017
• Authors: Y. Yao*, X.Y. Mao, L.J. Shao, H. Chen, H.Y. Yang, H. Liang
• Keywords: Alloying, Corrosion Resistance, Gradient Microstructure, Impact Peening

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