RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Pitting corrosion of welded joints of austenitic stainless steels studied by using an electrochemical minicell A1 García Cabezón, Ana Cristina A1 Martín Pedrosa, Fernando A1 Tiedra Frontaura, María del Pilar A1 Blanco Val, María Yolanda A1 López Aparicio, Manuel Federico K1 Stainless steel K1 Polarization K1 Pitiing corrosion K1 Welding AB A pitting corrosion study of welded joints of austenitic stainless steels (AISI 304 and 316L) has been addressed. A specific small-scale electrochemical cell (minicell) has been used. Four different weldment zones have been studied. The electrochemical methods applied were the potentiodynamic anodic polarization test and cyclic potentiodynamic polarization measurements. These techniques showed that the HAZ was the most critical zone for pitting corrosion for both materials. The results were correlated to the microstructural features of the materials. Finally, a comparative study between minicell and lacquer coating techniques has been done. The results show that it is advisable to use the minicell device if reliable results are wanted. PB ELSERVIER SN 0010-938X YR 2008 FD 2008 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/22109 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/22109 LA eng NO Corrosion Science, 2008, 50, 4, 1184–1194 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 22-dic-2024