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Chapter 5<br />

dose of 2.5×10 17 N + /cm 2 , respectively. The decrease in root mean square roughness with increase<br />

in nitrogen ion implantation dose after polarization is attributed to lesser surface dissolution [21].<br />

(a)<br />

(b)<br />

(c)<br />

Fig.5.9: AFM surface morphology after potentiodynamic polarization study,<br />

Unimplanted (b) 1×10 16 and (c) 2.5×10 17 N + /cm 2 [21]<br />

Surface morphology investigation by Picard et al [143] on corroded samples of low energy<br />

nitrogen implanted austenitic stainless steel has revealed alternate black, and white regions in<br />

acidic media due to topographic contrasts, and preferential etching in the twinning directions.<br />

However, in the present study such topographical demarcations were not observed, and only grain

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