Abstract: Electrochemical techniques were applied to study the crevice corrosion resistance of two types of stainless steel alloys namely, conventional 316L and 6% Mo super austenitic in acidified 3% NaCl solution at room temperature. Potentiodynamic results showed that 6% Mo alloy possessed a remarkable resistance to crevice corrosion compared with 316L alloy when they are tested in the same solution. The breakdown potential at which passivity broke down for 316L alloywas 0.00 mV (SCE). The corresponding value for 6% Mo alloy couldnot reach up to the potential value of 700 mV (SCE). 316L alloy suffered extremely from crevice corrosion at room temperature (about 25℃), which indicates that the critical crevice corrosion temperature, below which crevice corrosion does not occur, was lower than the test temperature. For 6% Mo alloy, the critical crevice corrosion temperature was higher than the testing temperature. Electrochemical parameters indicated that 6% Mo alloy exhibited higher crevice corrosion resistance than 316L alloy.

Key words: Crevice corrosion, 6% Mo super austenitic, Conventional 316L, Critical crevicetemperature