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The effect of various metallurgical parameters on the behaviour of 304l stainless steel in highly corrosive environments

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The behaviour of 304l stainless steel was tested under corrosive conditions: concentrated nitric acid (69-70 v/o) and temperature of 105 degrees celsius, following cold work and sensitization at various conditions. The results show that the rate of corrosion increases with: degrees of cold work; sensitization temperature; duration of treatment. The effect of grain size and microhardness upon the behaviour of boundary etching and the rate of corrosion were also examined. It was found that increase in the grain size (decrease in the quality of material) raises the rate of corrosion, because of enhanced etching of the grains' boundaries. (author)

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18 p.
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NRCN--537