Corrosion cheat sheet
Corrosion problems with 300 series stainless steel 19-05
Types of Corrosion with 300 series stainless steel
- Chloride Stress corrosion.
- Four things necessary. The exact percentage of each is unknown
- The presence of chlorides (There are more chlorides in this world than any other chemical)
- 300 series stainless steel. (The most popular)
- Corrosion slows down below 40В°F (5В°C) and above 285В°F (140В°C.)
- Tensile stress.
- What happens?
- Forms Cr2O3 on metal surface. This is called pacification,
- Four things necessary. The exact percentage of each is unknown
- Concentrated cell or crevice corrosion
- Salt water is low in Ph (8.0 to 9.0) and high in chlorides
- Erosion/ corrosion
- Fluid movement removes the protective oxide layer exposing the softer stainless steel.
- Fretting corrosion
- Rubbing removes the protective oxide layer
- Galvanic corrosion
- General corrosion
- Doubles each 10В°C (20В°F )rise in temperature
- Intergranular
- At 1050В°F (565В°C) to 1600В° F(870В°C) Carbon in steel combines with the chrome to form chrome carbide.
- This is a normal welding temperature.
- Fix
- Anneal the piece after welding to remove stress.
- Use low carbon type stainless steel.
- Add columbium to form columbium carbide. Metal is said to be stabilized.
- Micro organisms
- Aerobic, the kind that need oxygen.
- Anaerobic, the kind that do not need oxygen.
- Facultative, the type that goes both ways. They operate with or without oxygen
- Pitting
- Selective leaching
- Zinc embrittlement

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- On February 13, 2018