The analysis of the influence of the burnishing process on corrosion properties of steel applied to sea water pump shafts

Angular momentum pumps are very often applied onboard ships. These pumps are used in cooling circuits of medium and high power engines, power plant boilers and in bilge, ballast and fire installations. Very extensive use of angular momentum pumps on board is connected with their numerous advantages. During operation the wear of marine hull, the rotor and shaft seals take place. The research attempts to increase the service life of shafts. The article presents the research results referring to the analysis of the influence of lathing and burnishing on the corrosion properties of steel applied to marine pump shafts. The research was performed on a roller of 40 mm in diameter made of X5CrNi 18-10 (AISI304 L) stainless steel. The lathing process was carried out by means of a WNMG WF 080408 Sandvik Coromant cutting tool with replaceable inserts. The process of burnishing was done by SRMD burnisher by Yamato. In addition, the influence of the burnisher passes number on the corrosion properties was determined. The paper will present the results of potentiodynamic research. To conduct the survey the Atlas 0531 EU & IA potentiostat will be used. Determination of parameters of the corrosion process will be executed on Elfit2 computer program.