<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In the paper, the passive surface layers of AISI 304L after standard (EP50) and very-high-current density electropolishing (EP1000) in a mixture of orthophosphoric and sulfuric acids in a 1:4 ratio, are presented. The main finding of the presented studies is enrichment of the steel surface film in chromium: total chromium to total iron ratio was equal to 6.6 after EP50 and to 2.8 after EP1000; on the other hand, chromium compounds to iron compounds ratio was equal to 10.1 after EP50, and 3.9 after EP1000.</p></abstract>

In the paper, the passive surface layers of AISI 304L after standard (EP50) and very-high-current density electropolishing (EP1000) in a mixture of orthophosphoric and sulfuric acids in a 1:4 ratio, are presented. The main finding of the presented studies is enrichment of the steel surface film in chromium: total chromium to total iron ratio was equal to 6.6 after EP50 and to 2.8 after EP1000; on the other hand, chromium compounds to iron compounds ratio was equal to 10.1 after EP50, and 3.9 after EP1000.

XPS Analysis of AISI 304L Stainless Steel Surface after Electropolishing

Koszalin University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Surface Electrochemistry, Racławicka 15-17, 75-620 Koszalin, Poland

Department of Polymer Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Strasse 6, D-01069 Dresden, Germany

Advances in Materials Science

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{"article-title":"XPS Analysis of AISI 304L Stainless Steel Surface after Electropolishing"}

In the paper, the passive surface layers of AISI 304L after standard (EP50) and very-high-current density electropolishing (EP1000) in a mixture of...

XPS Analysis of AISI 304L Stainless Steel Surface after Electropolishing

Data publikacji: 10 kwi 2015

Zakres stron: 21 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/adms-2015-0004

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.