Abstract
The passivity of AISI 304L and AISI 316L stainless steels in a borate buffer solution, with and without the addition of chloride ions, was studied using cyclic voltammetry and potentiodynamic measurements. The passive layers formed by electrochemical oxidation at different passivation potentials on both the stainless steels were studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, their compositions were analysed as a function of depth, and the cationic fraction of the passive film was determined. The passive films established on the two stainless steels in the borate buffer solution at pH = 9.3 contained the oxides of two main elements, i.e., Fe and Cr. The oxides of the alloying elements Ni and, optionally, Mo, also contribute to the passive layer. In the presence of chloride ions a strong chromium enrichment was observed in the passive layers.
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