Abstract
The effects of hydrogen and applied tensile stress on the breakdown of passive films on Type 304 stainless steel have been investigated in chloride-containing solutions. Hydrogen was cathodically introduced into specimens by applying a constant current density. The current responses to the application of a passivation potential of 0.3 V versus a saturated calomel electrode (SCE) and additions of various concentrations of chloride ions were recorded. Hydrogen greatly decreases the critical chloride concentration for the breakdown of passive films, which indicates that hydrogen promotes the breakdown of passive films. Hydrogen is also found to hinder the repassivation process. With an increase in applied tensile stress, the critical chloride concentration for the breakdown of a passive film decreases. The critical chloride concentrations are always significantly lower for charged specimens than for uncharged specimens at the applied tensile stress range and the effect of stress on lowering the critical chloride ions is more significant for charged specimens than uncharged specimens.
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