Influence of Mechanical Stress on the Potential Distribution on a 301 LN Stainless Steel Surface
Author(s) -
Nuria Fuertes,
A. Nazarov,
Flavien Vucko,
Rachel Pettersson,
Dominique Thierry
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of the electrochemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1945-7111
pISSN - 0013-4651
DOI - 10.1149/2.0511509jes
Subject(s) - materials science , kelvin probe force microscope , austenitic stainless steel , composite material , deformation (meteorology) , stress (linguistics) , slip (aerodynamics) , ultimate tensile strength , work hardening , work (physics) , surface stress , plasticity , metallurgy , atomic force microscopy , surface energy , nanotechnology , microstructure , thermodynamics , corrosion , linguistics , philosophy , physics
The aim of the present work was to study the influence of the stress on the electrode potential of the austenitic stainless steel301LN using Scanning Kelvin Probe (SKP). It was found that elastic deformation reversibly ennobles the potential whereas plasticdeformation decreases the potential in both tensile and compressive deformation mode and this decrease is retained even 24 h afterremoval of the load. To interpret the stress effects, different surface preparations were used and the composition and thickness ofthe passive film were determined by GDOES. Slip steps formed due to plastic deformation were observed using AFM. The effect ofplastic strain on the potential is explained by the formation of dislocations, which creates more a defective passive film.
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