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Effect of Chloride Salt Bath on Electrochemical Behavior and Morphology of 304L and 316L Stainless steels

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Last updated: 27 Apr 2025

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Electrochemistry

Abstract

Stainless steels (SSs) are highly valued for their exceptional properties, making them suitable for a wide range of applications. This study investigates the corrosion behavior of SS304L and SS316L in a chloride salt bath using chemical methods (weight loss) and electrochemical techniques (potentiodynamic polarization). The SS304L and SS316L undergo immersion in a chloride salt bath mixture consisting of 50% KCl and 50% NaCl at temperatures of 250, 350, and 450°C for 3h. Also, the immersion time at 350 °C for both stainless steels was investigated from 0.5 h to 3 h with an interval of 0.5 h. The potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) assessment was conducted at room temperature to assess the samples' corrosion behavior after exposure to the salt bath. Corrosion rates (CR) were then determined under different conditions to evaluate the samples' susceptibility to corrosion. The SEM and EDX analyses were employed to examine the corrosion products under various conditions. It was observed that the existence of Mo, Ni, and Cr content after PDP testing contributed to the protective layer formation and so inhibited further degradation. Before immersion, SS316L alloys exhibited the lowest corrosion rate (0.107 mm/y) but the CR values increased with an increase in the temperature of the salt bath before the PDP test. However, the SS316L samples for different conditions have lower CR values than SS304L. The SEM images confirmed the results of the PDP test.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2024.302136.9963

Keywords

Corrosion behavior, Chloride salt bath, 304L Stainless steel, 316L stainless steel, Surface Morphology

Authors

First Name

Rania

Last Name

El-Shorbagy

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Mining, Petroleum, and Metallurgical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, 12613, Egypt.

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eng.raniamohamed10@eng.cu.edu.eg

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First Name

Lamiaa

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Z

Affiliation

Mining, Petroleium, Metallurgical Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Cairo Univerrsity

Email

lamiaa.zaky@cu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0003-0731-753X

First Name

Aliaa

Last Name

AbdelFatah

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-

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Metallurgical Dept, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University

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aliaaabdelfatah@eng.cu.edu.eg

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Volume

68

Article Issue

4

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53790

Issue Date

2025-04-01

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2024-07-06

Publish Date

2025-04-01

Page Start

343

Page End

354

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_375926.html

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297

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Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of Chloride Salt Bath on Electrochemical Behavior and Morphology of 304L and 316L Stainless steels

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27 Apr 2025