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Chapter 6<br />

Conc.<br />

Substrate condition<br />

E corr<br />

mV vs Ag/AgCl<br />

I pass<br />

µA/cm 2<br />

I corr<br />

µA/cm 2<br />

E transpass<br />

mV vs Ag/AgCl<br />

1 M Uncoated 250 1.1 × 10 2 10 ×10 0 1100<br />

1 M Ti coated 330 5.5 × 10 1 4.5 ×10 0 1146<br />

8 M Uncoated 340 1.2 × 10 3 7 ×10 1 1025<br />

8 M Ti coated 385 1.1 ×10 3 5.1 × 10 1 1051<br />

Table. 6.2: Average value of polarization parameters for uncoated and Ti coated 304L SS in 1 M<br />

and 8 M HNO 3 .<br />

In both the concentrations of test solutions, Ti coated 304L SS specimens showed nobler<br />

corrosion potential (E corr ) as compared to uncoated condition indicating formation of protective<br />

oxide film in the oxidizing medium of nitric acid. Noticeable improvement in passive current<br />

density (I pass ) and corrosion current density (I corr ) was observed for Ti coated specimen in 1 M<br />

nitric acid, however improvement was marginal in 8 M nitric acid compared to uncoated condition<br />

(Table. 6.2). The improvement in transpassive potential for Ti coated specimens (E transpassive =<br />

E coated - E uncoated ) in 1 M nitric acid was 46 mV (vs. Ag/AgCl), and 26 mV (vs. Ag/AgCl) in 8 M<br />

nitric acid, respectively. Overall, from Table.6.2 it is clear that at lower concentration (1 M<br />

HNO 3 ), lower passive current density and higher transpassive potential, and at higher<br />

concentration (8 M HNO 3 ) higher passive current density and lower transpassive potential was<br />

observed. Thus, the polarization parameters indicate that passive film formed on Ti coated<br />

specimens at higher concentration dissolves faster. The protection efficiency calculated using Eq.<br />

13 was 52 % in 1 M nitric acid, and 27 % in 8 M nitric acid, respectively as compared to uncoated<br />

condition.<br />

The protecting ability of the coated surface depends mainly on the physico-chemical<br />

properties of the developing oxide film as well as structural heterogeneities on the surface.<br />

Titanium readily forms titanium oxide in acidic solutions due to its strong affinity towards oxygen,

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