Abstract

AISI 316Ti stainless steel is prone to local corrosion in aggressive chloride environments. Its resistance to pitting in the absence and presence of molybdate inhibitor was tested by two independent tests with different mechanisms of corrosion process: by exposure (24 hours immersion test) and electrochemically (potentiodynamic polarisation test). Both tests were carried out in 1 M chloride acidic solution without inhibitor and with two different amounts of added inhibitor (concentration ratio inhibitive/aggressive anions was 1:10 and 1:20 respectively), at room temperature. Results of immersion tests were evaluated on the bases of corrosion rates calculated from corrosion losses during immersion and by morphology of pitting. Results of potentiodynamic polarisation tests were evaluated by pitting potentials.