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Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceCorrosion ScienceMarine CorrosionMetallurgyCorrosion EngineeringCorrosion Of SteelsCorrosion ResistanceCorrosion-resistant MaterialsStainless SteelsStress Corrosion CrackingAustenitic Stainless Steel CorrosionAustenitic Stainless SteelsAustenitic SteelsMarine Corrosion ResistanceSalt Water CorrosionStainless Steel CorrosionSteel Corrosion ResistanceYield Strength
Abstract Solution annealed and cold worked austenitic stainless steels with nitrogen contents from 0.5 to 1.0 weight percent exhibit highly desirable combinations of strength and fracture toughness. The present paper illustrates their corrosion resistance in water and salt water, including quantitative correlations concerning pitting corrosion, crevice corrosion and stress corrosion cracking. Presently these steels with yield strength values of up to 3400 MPa are not easy available. It is, however, anticipated that in the near future these steels will find pilot applications in marine environments.