The corrosion behavior of 316L stainless steel (31 6L SS) has been investigated in solutions containing various concentrations of chloride ions by using potentiodynamic polarization, capacitance measurement and Mott- Schottky relationship analysis (M-S). The result indicates that passive currents change slightly with the addition of chloride ions. The pitting potential (Epit) decreases linearly with Iog[CI-]. Correspondingly, the point defect diffusion coefficient (Do) of the passive film increases linearly with increasing Iog[CI-]. The results also indicate that the pitting corrosion of 316L SS follows the adsorption mechanism in NaCI solution.
Guozhe MengYuan LiYawei ShaoTao ZhangYanqiu WangFuhui Wang