Effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and pitting corrosion behavior of 316L stainless steel fabricated by different additive manufacturing methods (L-PBF versus L-DED): Comparative investigation exploring the role of microstructural features on passivity

Reynier I. Revilla, Guichuan Li, Romain Pion, Kristof Marcoen, Francesco Andreatta, Lorenzo Fedrizzi, Kim Vanmeensel, Iris De Graeve

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Abstract

This work explores the relation between microstructural features and pitting corrosion resistance of additively manufactured 316 L stainless steel. Specimens fabricated using two different laser-based manufacturing processes (L-PBF and L-DED) were studied in as-built and heat-treated conditions following a comparative approach. Potentiodynamic polarization tests and corrosion morphology analysis served to evaluate their corrosion resistance and passive behavior. This work shows that, contrary to previous reports, the absence of MnS inclusions or presence of the microsegregation structure are not the main factors enhancing passivity of these materials. Instead, dislocation density was the only microstructural feature matching the trend in their passivity behavior.

Original languageEnglish
Article number111814
Number of pages <span style="color:red"p> <font size="1.5"> ✽ </span> </font>17
JournalCorrosion Science
Volume228
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2024

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the FWO (Flemish Science Foundation) under research projects S009319N (Hi-PAS-project) and G093822N (Functionally Graded Materials with Interpenetrating Phases made of Immiscible Alloys). We acknowledge Julien Ertveldt from the AVRG group at VUB for providing the L-DED 316 L samples, and Louca Goossens and Seren Senol from the Additive Manufacturing research group at KULeuven for the fabrication of the L-PBF 316 L specimens. Bart Lippens from the MACH department at VUB is also acknowledged for his contribution to sample preparation.

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the FWO (Flemish Science Foundation) under research projects S009319N (Hi-PAS-project) and G093822N (Functionally Graded Materials with Interpenetrating Phases made of Immiscible Alloys). We acknowledge Julien Ertveldt from the AVRG group at VUB for providing the L-DED 316 L samples, and Louca Goossens and Seren Senol from the Additive Manufacturing research group at KULeuven for the fabrication of the L-PBF 316 L specimens. Bart Lippens from the MACH department at VUB is also acknowledged for his contribution to sample preparation.

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