Investigating the pitting resistance of 316 stainless steel in ringer's solution using the cyclic polarization technique

摘要

Corrosion rate, corrosion potential and susceptibility to pitting corrosion of a metal are measured using cyclic polarization Direct Current (DC) electrochemical technique. The aim of the present research is to investigate the pit nucleation resistance of polished, ground and passivated surfaces of 316 stainless steels in Ringer's solution. The electrochemical cyclic polarization results showed that polished surface gave better pitting resistance as compared to ground surface. It was also observed that passivation treatment gave better pitting resistance to both polished and ground surface of 316 stainless steels in Ringer's solution.