Influences of Material Inhomogeneities in 100Cr6 Steel on the Electrochemical Metal Dissolution Process

Autor: Haisch, Thomas, Mittemeijer, Eric Jan, Schultze, Joachim Walter
Zdroj: International Journal of Materials Research: Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde; January 2022, Vol. 92 Issue: 5 p417-422, 6p
Abstrakt: The electrochemical metal dissolution of 100Cr6 steel in sodium chloride solution, applying high electrolyte flow rates and high current densities, has been studied with a view to the influence of material heterogeneities such as carbide segregation lines in the steel matrix. It was shown that the presence of such segregations is responsible for the formation of troughs on the specimen surface during electrochemical dissolution. A mechanism for trough formation was proposed. A dedicated heat treatment applied to the 100Cr6 steel eliminated the carbide segregation lines and established a soft annealed, fine-grained microstructure containing globular carbides. Subsequent electrochemical dissolution did not show any development of surface irregularities as troughs.^
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