Corrosion & Protection, Volume. 46, Issue 7, 37(2025)

Effect of Sensitization Treatment on the Corrosion Resistance of Ultrapure Austenitic Stainless Steel C25

QU Jiawei1、*, ZHANG Bairu1, LIU Shuai2,3, and ZHAO Jiqing3
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  • 1China Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd., Beijing100840, China
  • 2Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing100083, China
  • 3Special Steel Research Institute of China Iron and Steel Research Institute, Beijing100086, China
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    The corrosion behavior of ultra-pure austenitic stainless steel C25 after different heat treatment regimes, which used in spent fuel reprocessing equipment, was studied via immersion tests in 65% (mass fraction, hereafter the same) HNO3 solution and 30% HNO3 + 100 mg/L Cr6+ solution. The effect of sensitization temperature on corrosion behavior was analyzed. The results indicate that ultra-pure austenitic stainless steel C25 exhibited a very low uniform corrosion rate in 65% HNO3, along with minimal intergranular corrosion tendency. In contrast, the uniform corrosion rate increased significantly in 30% HNO3 + 100 mg/L Cr6+ solution, with more severe intergranular corrosion being observed. After sensitization treatment, immersion corrosion tests revealed that C25 stainless steel samples treated at 650 ℃ for 2 h (air-cooled) exhibited the highest intergranular corrosion susceptibility in the both solutions.

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    QU Jiawei, ZHANG Bairu, LIU Shuai, ZHAO Jiqing. Effect of Sensitization Treatment on the Corrosion Resistance of Ultrapure Austenitic Stainless Steel C25[J]. Corrosion & Protection, 2025, 46(7): 37

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    Received: Jan. 29, 2025

    Accepted: Aug. 21, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 21, 2025

    The Author Email: QU Jiawei (jweiqu@163.com)

    DOI:10.11973/fsyfh250050

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