Influence of process parameters on the corrosion resistance of corrugated austenitic and duplex stainless steels Articles uri icon

publication date

  • June 2013

start page

  • 317

end page

  • 321

issue

  • 3

volume

  • 47

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1580-2949

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1580-3414

abstract

  • Disponible en: http://mit.imt.si/Revija/izvodi/mit133/alvarez.pdf ---- Abstract: The main objective of this work is to study the influence of the forming process on two corrugated, lean, duplex stainless steels (DSSs): UNS S32001 and UNS S32304. Both grades have been recently proposed as alternative materials to the austenitic UNS S30403 grade for manufacturing reinforcement bars to be embedded in concrete structures, exposed to corrosive environments. Hot-worked (HW) corrugated bars of both DSSs are analyzed and their corrosion behaviour is compared with that of the HW and cold-worked (CW) corrugated bars of S30403. The corrosion performance is characterized through cyclic polarization curves in 8 different solutions that simulate those contained inside the pores of concrete in different circumstances. The obtained results justify a great interest in the studied lean DSS grades with respect to their use as reinforcements. Moreover, it is proved that the corrugated surface of a bar is clearly less corrosion resistant than the centre of the bar. The processing method of producing reinforcements influences not only the pitting susceptibility but also the pitting morphology.

subjects

  • Materials science and engineering

keywords

  • corrosion; stainless steel; reinforcements; processing; lean duplex