Published April 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

Corrosion behavior of an equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy compared with 304 stainless steel in sulfuric acid solution

  • 1. Max-Planck Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck Str. 1, D-40237 Düsseldorf (Germany)

Description

Highlights: • Corrosion behaviour of CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy (HEA) was investigated. • No selective dissolution occurs on HEA surface during the passivation process. • Passive film of the HEA is enriched in Fe and Mn but depleted in Cr. • Extensive formation of mixed metal hydroxides in the passive film was revealed. - Abstract: The corrosion resistance and passive film properties of an equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy (HEA) compared with 304L stainless steel in 0.1 M H2SO4 solution were investigated. The in-situ element-resolved corrosion analysis shows that selective dissolution of elements in the HEA is not evident compared to a 304 L stainless steel during passivation. The passive film formed on the HEA is enriched in Fe and Mn but depleted in Cr. The low content of Cr and the extensive formation of metal hydroxide in the passive film are responsible for the lower anti-corrosion performance of the HEA.

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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2018.02.031

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DOI
10.1016/j.corsci.2018.02.031;
PII
S0010938X17310491;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Corrosion Science
Journal Volume
134
Journal Page Range
p. 131-139
ISSN
0010-938X
CODEN
CRRSAA

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