Abstract
Abstract Super 304HCu is an advanced ultra-super critical (A-USC) boiler grade austenitic stainless steel with the distinct addition of 3 wt.-% of Copper. A-USC power plants intended to operate in chloride rich environments (sea shore, feed water residues, etc.) are susceptible to chloride assisted corrosion failures. In this study, the pitting corrosion behaviour of the Super 304HCu parent material and tungsten inert gas weld joints was studied using a potentiodynamic cyclic polarization test in 3.5 % NaCl solution at three different pH levels (pH = 3, pH = 7, and pH = 11). The Epit values of the parent material is found to be much nobler than that of the weld joints. The micrographs of the pitted weld joints and the oxalic acid etched structure of Super 304HCu joints are presented. From the micrographs it is revealed that the heat affected zone is the most susceptible region to pitting corrosion.
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