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Cavitation Erosion Behaviors of a Nickel-Free High-Nitrogen Stainless Steel

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The cavitation erosion and corrosion characteristic of a nickel-free high-nitrogen stainless steel (HNSS) in distilled water and 0.5 mol/L HCl solution were investigated by conducting gravimetric and electrochemical measurements, including corrosion potential, polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and the eroded/corroded surface was observed by scanning electron microscopy. The results revealed that the dominant contribution to cavitation erosion damage was the mechanical degradation process, even though the corrosion rate of HNSS was accelerated in 0.5 mol/L HCl solution. Corrosion and mechanical degradation worked synergistically and promoted crack initiation and propagation under cavitation erosion.

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We would like to express our gratitude to the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51401092, 51131008, 51434004, U1435205, and 51304041) and Science and Technology Program of Jiangsu Province (BE2017143).

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    Yanxin Qiao, Xiang Cai, Jian Chen & Yuxin Wang

  2. Suzhou Nuclear Research Institute, Suzhou, 215004, China

    Zhaohui Tian

  3. College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Hohai University, Changzhou, 213022, China

    Qining Song

  4. School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110004, China

    Huabing Li

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Qiao, Y., Tian, Z., Cai, X. et al. Cavitation Erosion Behaviors of a Nickel-Free High-Nitrogen Stainless Steel. Tribol Lett 67, 1 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-018-1118-7

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