Neutron reflectometry has been successfully used to study adsorption on a stainless steel surface by means of depositing a thin steel film on silicon. The film was characterized using XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy), TOF-SIMS (time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry), and GIXRD (grazing incidence X-ray diffraction), demonstrating the retention both of the austenitic phase and of t...

Oxide scale formation during short-term annealing and electrolytic pickling behavior of ferritic EN 1.4622 austenitic 1.4828 stainless steels are investigated. The is performed at temperatures between 1000 1100 °C for 1200 steel grade under humid atmospheres in simulated industrial process. Neutral pickling, also referred to as neutral electrochemical or the Ruthner Neolyte Process, Na2SO4 elec...

Abstract: Austenitic stainless steels exhibit a low hardness and weak tribological properties. The wear behaviour of austenitic stainless steel AISI 316 was evaluated through the pin on disc tribological method. For investigating the effect of wear on the changes in microstructure and resistance to wear, optical microscopy and scanning electron microscope were used. The hardness of the worn...