Abstract
Characteristics of oxide films formed on 304 stainless steel under alternately changing Ni2+ concentrations in oxygenated high temperature water were examined. Oxides preformed under low Ni2+ concentration evolve from hematite to spinel after subsequent immersion under high Ni2+ concentration. Meanwhile, Ni content in the surface layer of oxide rises up while Fe content drops. Oxide films preformed under high Ni2+ concentration show little change in phase composition after subsequent immersion under low Ni2+ concentration. Fe contents in surface layer rise up while the change of Ni contents depends on the original phase composition and whether residual Ni2+ is present.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2582-2591 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Corrosion Science |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- A. Stainless steel
- B. SEM
- B. XPS
- C. Oxidation
- C. Oxide coatings