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316L stainless steel and Hydroxyapatite (5, 20 and 50 wt. (%) HA)-316L stainless steel composites were fabricated by mechanical alloying technique, pressing and sintering from 316L and HA powders. The corrosion behavior of both sintered 316L and HA-316L composites was evaluated by electrochemical techniques in simulated body fluid (Ringer's solution) and in 0.1M HCl solution which simulates occluded cell corrosion conditions. The results indicate that 316L stainless steel and HA-316L composites are passive in Ringer's solution and active in HCl solution. All materials are highly corrosion resistant in Ringer's solution with corrosion current density in the order of 10 -6 A cm -2 or less. Both 316L stainless steel and 5% HA-316L composite present good corrosion resistance in HCl with corrosion current density in the order of 10 -5 A cm -2 . The corrosion resistance decreases with increasing HA content in both solutions.

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