Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 General Introduction
- 2 Early History of Iron and Steel
- 3 Modern Steel Making
- 4 Constitution of Carbon Steels
- 5 Plastic Strength
- 6 Annealing
- 7 Deformation Mechanisms and Crystallographic Textures
- 8 Substitutional Solid Solutions
- 9 Interstitial Solid Solutions
- 10 Diffusion
- 11 Strain Aging
- 12 Austenite Transformation
- 13 Hardenability
- 14 Tempering and Surface Hardening
- 15 Low-Carbon Sheet Steel
- 16 Sheet Steel Formability
- 17 Alloy Steels
- 18 Other Steels
- 19 Stainless Steels
- 20 Fracture
- 21 Cast Irons
- 22 Magnetic Behavior of Iron
- 23 Corrosion
- Appendix I Physical Properties of Pure Iron
- Appendix II Approximate Hardness Conversions and Tensile Strengths of Steels
- Index
- References
19 - Stainless Steels
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 General Introduction
- 2 Early History of Iron and Steel
- 3 Modern Steel Making
- 4 Constitution of Carbon Steels
- 5 Plastic Strength
- 6 Annealing
- 7 Deformation Mechanisms and Crystallographic Textures
- 8 Substitutional Solid Solutions
- 9 Interstitial Solid Solutions
- 10 Diffusion
- 11 Strain Aging
- 12 Austenite Transformation
- 13 Hardenability
- 14 Tempering and Surface Hardening
- 15 Low-Carbon Sheet Steel
- 16 Sheet Steel Formability
- 17 Alloy Steels
- 18 Other Steels
- 19 Stainless Steels
- 20 Fracture
- 21 Cast Irons
- 22 Magnetic Behavior of Iron
- 23 Corrosion
- Appendix I Physical Properties of Pure Iron
- Appendix II Approximate Hardness Conversions and Tensile Strengths of Steels
- Index
- References
Summary
General Corrosion Resistance
Stainless steels are characterized by a very good aqueous corrosion resistance and by a very good resistance to oxidation at high temperatures. All stainless steels contain at least 11% Cr. Many contain nickel as well. For the aqueous corrosion resistance, the steels must contain a minimum of 11.5% chromium, which makes them passive in oxidizing solutions. Even more chromium is required for passivity in nonoxidizing solutions. Unless the chromium content is sufficient for passivity, the corrosion resistance of stainless steels is similar to steels without any chromium. Table 19.1 is a galvanic series of alloys. It shows that stainless steels may occupy two positions corresponding to the active and passive conditions.
There are five major types of stainless steels: ferritic, martensitic, austenitic, duplex, and precipitation hardenable.
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- Iron and Steel , pp. 205 - 217Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012