Effect of Y2O3 Nanoparticles on Corrosion Study of Spark Plasma Sintered Duplex and Ferritic Stainless Steel Samples by Linear Sweep Voltammetric Method

The microstructure and corrosion properties of spark plasma sintered yttria dispersed and yttria free duplex and ferritic stainless samples were studied. Spark plasma sintering (SPS) was carried out at 1000°C by applying 50 MPa pressure with holding time of 5 minutes. Linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) tests were employed to evaluate pitting corrosion resistance of the samples. Corrosion studies were carried out in 0.5, 1 and 2 M concentration of NaCl and H₂SO₄solutions at different quiet time of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 seconds. Yttria dispersed stainless steel samples show more resistance to corrosion than yttria free stainless steel samples. Pitting potential decreases with increase in reaction time from 2 to 10 seconds. Similarly, as concentration of NaCl and H₂SO₄ increases from 0.5 M to 2 M the corrosion resistance decrements due to the availability of more Cl¯ and SO₄²¯ ions at higher concentration.