Fig. 7 Microstructure of a cold-sprayed type 316L stainless steel coating on an aluminum substrate using nitrogen as the process gas. (a) As-polished. (b) Etched. Source: Ref 18 More

Fig. 12 Nitrogen profile of a low-temperature AISI 316L plasma-assisted nitrided sample, with the typical steplike profile. Adapted from Ref 12 More

Fig. 26 Polarization curves in 5% NaCl aerated solution of AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel samples untreated and glow-discharge nitrided at different temperatures. Source: Ref 24 More

Fig. 38 Gas-phase low-temperature carburization process for 316L austenitic stainless steel. Source: Ref 40 More

Fig. 45 Case thickness for fluidized-bed nitrided 316L samples after 8 h of treatment. Source: Ref 55 More

Fig. 5 Auger electron spectroscopy depth profile of a type 316L stainless steel surface. The exposed metal surface is on the left, and the composition with depth from the surface changes as one moves to the right. The base metal composition is reached at approximately 12.5 nm, or 35 atoms More

Fig. 6 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy depth profile of a type 316L stainless steel surface. The base metal composition is reached at approximately 35 nm, or 100 atoms, from the surface. In this example, the chromium/iron ratio is 7.7, an outstanding value. More

Fig. 7 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy depth profile chart of a type 316L stainless steel surface with an extremely poor chromium/iron ratio of only 0.13. This material will show rust in only a few hours in a humid environment. More

Fig. 22 Depth profile for a CF-3M (type 316L) casting that has been machined, electropolished, and nitric acid passivated. The chromium/iron ratio on the surface is 4.1. More

Fig. 5 A micrograph of a cracked section at the top of a 316L alloy U-bend sample exposed to a highly chlorinated oxidizing environment for approximately 66 h at 600 °C (1110 °F). Source: Ref 27 More

Fig. 3 Corrosion weight loss for 316L in 10% HNO 3 shown as a function of the sintering atmosphere for three sintering temperatures. Source: Ref 6 More

Fig. 17 Anodic potentiodynamic polarization curves for 316L stainless steel. A, P/M specimen; B, wrought specimen. Source: Ref 15 More

Fig. 22 Polarization curves for 316L P/M steels obtained by the DL-EPR technique in 0.5 M H 2 SO 4 +0.1 M KSCN (30 °C, or 86 °F). (a) Steel without sensitization. (b) Sensitized steel with 1850 ppm N. (c) Liquid-phase sintered steel with addition of boron. Source: Ref 14 More

Fig. 30 Effect of sintering time on tensile and yield strengths of type 316L stainless steel. Parts were pressed to 6.85 g/cm 3 and sintered at various temperatures in dissociated NH 3 . More

Fig. 33 Microstructures of type 316L stainless steel sintered in hydrogen at 1150 °C (2100 °F). (a) Low carbon content. (b) Excessive carbon content. Both 400× (original magnification) More

Fig. 41 Effect of oxygen content on corrosion resistance of sintered type 316L and tin-modified type 316L (sintered density: 6.65 g/cm 3 ; cooling rate: 75 °C/min, or 135 °F/min). Parenthetical values are sintering temperature (°C), dew point (°C), and nitrogen content (ppm), respectively More

Fig. 42 Microstructure of type 316L stainless steel sintered in a high-dew-point atmosphere. Oxygen content: 5100 ppm; sintered density: 7.5 g/cm 3 . Etched with Marble's reagent. Original magnification: 200× More

Fig. 51 Anodic potentiodynamic polarization curves for 316L stainless steel in 0.1 N NaCl/0.4 N NaClO 4 as a function of surface finishing. Source: Ref 3 More

Fig. 52 Rest (open-circuit) potential measurements for sintered 316L thermally prepassivated at temperatures between 325 and 500 °C (615 and 930 °F). Source: Ref 35 More

Fig. 16 Pitting of type 316L stainless steel in flue gas desulfurization scrubber environment. Solid lines indicate zones of differing severity of corrosion; because the zones are not clearly defined, the lines cannot be precisely drawn. Source: Ref 39 More