This article presents an overview of the developments in stainless steels made since the 1990s. Some of the new applications that involve the use of stainless steel are also introduced. A brief introduction to the various classes of stainless steels, their precipitate phases and the status quo of their production around the globe is given first. The advances in a variety of subject areas that have been made recently will then be presented. These recent advances include (1) new findings on the various precipitate phases (the new J phase, new orientation relationships, new phase diagram for the Fe–Cr system, etc.); (2) new suggestions for the prevention/mitigation of the different problems and new methods for their detection/measurement and (3) new techniques for surface/bulk property enhancement (such as laser shot peening, grain boundary engineering and grain refinement). Recent developments in topics like phase prediction, stacking fault energy, superplasticity, metadynamic recrystallisation and the calculation of mechanical properties are introduced, too. In the end of this article, several new applications that involve the use of stainless steels are presented. Some of these are the use of austenitic stainless steels for signature authentication (magnetic recording), the utilisation of the cryogenic magnetic transition of the sigma phase for hot spot detection (the Sigmaplugs), the new Pt-enhanced radiopaque stainless steel (PERSS) coronary stents and stainless steel stents that may be used for magnetic drug targeting. Besides recent developments in conventional stainless steels, those in the high-nitrogen, low-Ni (or Ni-free) varieties are also introduced. These recent developments include new methods for attaining very high nitrogen contents, new guidelines for alloy design, the merits/demerits associated with high nitrogen contents, etc.

Recent developments in stainless steels

Introduction 1. Aqueous Corrosion 2. Environments and Application Examples 3. high-Temperature Corrosion 4. Modeling, Life Prediction, and Computer Applications 5. Corrosion Failures 6. Corrosion Maintenance Through Inspection And Monitoring 7. Acceleration and Amplification of Corrosion Damage 8. Materials Selection 9. Protective Coatings 10. Corrosion Inhibitors 11. Cathodic Protection 12. Anodic Protection

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Handbook of Corrosion Engineering

Critical Chloride Content in Reinforced Concrete: A Review

This paper presents a survey of corrosion potentials, pitting potentials, and electrochemical characteristics for intermetallic particles commonly present in high-strength aluminum-based alloys. Results from relevant pure metals and solid solutions are also presented. It is seen that corrosion potentials and pitting potentials vary over a wide range for various intermetallics. Elaboration of the results reveals that the electrochemical behavior of intermetallics is more detailed than the simple noble or active classification based upon corrosion potential or estimated from the intermetallic composition. Intermetallics capable of sustaining the largest cathodic current densities are not necessarily those with the most noble Ecorr, similarly those with the least noble Ecorr will not necessarily sustain the largest anodic currents. The data herein was collected via the use of a microcapillary electrochemical cell facilitating electrode investigations upon intermetallic particles in the micrometer-squared range. This survey may be used as a tool for clarification of localized corrosion phenomena in Al alloys.

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Electrochemical Characteristics of Intermetallic Phases in Aluminum Alloys An Experimental Survey and Discussion

The main objective of this review is to describe some of the important topics related to the use of marine and protective coatings for anticorrosive purposes. In this context, “protective” refers to coatings for containers, offshore constructions, wind turbines, storage tanks, bridges, rail cars, and petrochemical plants while “marine” refers to coatings for ballast tanks, cargo holds and cargo tanks, decks, and engine rooms on ships. The review aims at providing a thorough picture of state-of-the-art in anticorrosive coatings systems. International and national legislation aiming at reducing the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have caused significant changes in the anticorrosive coating industry. The requirement for new VOC-compliant coating technologies means that coating manufacturers can no longer rely on the extensive track record of their time-served products to convince consumers of their suitability for use. An important aspect in the development of new VOC-compliant, high-performance anticorrosive coating systems is a thorough knowledge of the components in anticorrosive coatings, their interactions, their advantages and limitations, as well as a detailed knowledge on the failure modes of anticorrosive coatings. This review, which mainly deals with European experience and practice, includes a description of the different environments an anticorrosive coating system may encounter during service. In addition, examples of test methods and standards for determination of the performance and durability of anticorrosive coatings have been included. The different types of anticorrosive coatings are presented, and the most widely applied generic types of binders and pigments in anticorrosive coatings are listed and described. Furthermore, the protective mechanisms of barrier, sacrificial, and inhibitive coatings are outlined. In the past decades, several alternatives to organic solvent-borne coatings have reached the commercial market. This review also presents some of these technologies and discusses some of their advantages and limitations. Finally, some of the mechanisms leading to degradation and failure of organic coating systems are described, and the reported types of adhesion loss are discussed.

Anticorrosive coatings: a review

A new microelectrochemical method to study pit initiation on stainless steels

Micro- and nanotechniques to study localized corrosion

Microelectrodes for corrosion studies in microsystems

Passive films on stainless steels, which are known to exhibit a significantly different susceptibility to pitting corrosion (DIN 1.4301, 1.4439, 1.4529), were examined in situ by photoelectrochemistry. The results show that the photoresponse is determined by the defects in the electronic structure of the films leading to localized states in the bandgap region. By applying a simple model it was found that the three different steels exhibit a different tailing of the density of states function into the bandgap region. The fewer deep localized states are present, the higher is the resistance of the materials against pitting corrosion. It is therefore concluded that a correlation between the distribution of localized states in the passive film, i.e., its defect structure, and the stability of the film exists.

H. Böhni

Papers

A new microelectrochemical method to study pit initiation on stainless steels

Micro- and nanotechniques to study localized corrosion

Microelectrodes for corrosion studies in microsystems

Metastable Pitting and Semiconductive Properties of Passive Films

Impedance study on the corrosion of PVD and CVD titanium nitride coatings.