Laser surface melting of 304L SS: increase in resistance to transpassive dissolution and pitting corrosion
CORROSION ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY(2023)
Abstract
In the present study, laser surface melting (LSM) of 304L stainless steel (SS) was performed using 250 W pulse Nd: YAG laser which resulted in a 250 mu m thick melted layer with refined microstructure on the surface. Potentiostatic polarisations at various potentials in the transpassive regime in 6 M HNO3 solution at 95 degrees C were used to quantify the IGC rate. The transpassive dissolution rate was significantly reduced after LSM. The pitting corrosion susceptibility was assessed by potentiodynamic polarisation in 3.5 wt-% NaCl solution. LSM resulted in an increase in pitting potential. Following electrochemical tests, sample surfaces were examined using optical and scanning electron microscopes besides a 3-D optical profilometer. The depths of IGC attack and pit were significantly reduced after LSM. The improvement in resistance to pitting corrosion and transpassive dissolution was attributed to the elimination of inclusions and impurity segregation at the grain boundaries brought about by LSM.
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Key words
Laser surface melting,stainless steel,transpassive dissolution,intergranular corrosion,pitting corrosion,polarisation
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