Insight into nitriding behavior and corrosion mechanism in 17-4PH steel: The influence of nanocrystalline structure

  • Dan Liu
  • , Daoxin Liu
  • , Yinghao Wu
  • , Jing Yang
  • , Xingchen Xu
  • , Mengyao Li
  • , Shaolong Li
  • , Amin Ma
  • , Yilong Liang

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Abstract

In this study, the influence of nanocrystalline structure on the plasma nitriding (PN) behavior of 17-4PH steel and corresponding corrosion mechanisms under different treatments were systematically investigated. The results showed that nanocrystalline structures introduced by ultrasonic surface rolling process (USRP) would affect the nitrides morphology, composition and distribution via accelerating element diffusion. The fabricated nanocrystalline structures could enhance the corrosion resistance of original and plasma-nitrided 17-4PH steel, which was attributed to its various microstructures. Homogeneous microstructures suppressed or alleviated the formation of micro-galvanic couple in USRP-treated 17-4PH steel and USRP-15 + PN specimen.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3761-3776
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Materials Research and Technology
Volume27
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2023

Keywords

  • 17-4PH steel
  • Corrosion mechanism
  • Low-temperature plasma nitriding
  • Microstructures
  • Nanocrystalline structure

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