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THE EFFECT OF NIOBIUM AND VANADIUM ON CORROSION OF LOW CARBON STEEL OBTAINED BY POWDER METALLURGY IN 3.5%NaCl ENVIRONMENT ABSTRACTIn this study, corrosion mechanism of new alloys produced with addition of niobium and vanadium at the ratio of 0.05 wt. % and 0.075 wt. % into chemical composition of reference sample was investigated in 3.5% NaCl environment. The Dynamic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (DEIS) method allowing instantaneous detection of corrosion mechanism was used for the first time with this study for determining the effect of micro alloy elements on corrosion. Surface morphology of the prepared samples were compared with electrochemical data examined by using optical microscope at the end of 15 hour DEIS experiments. According to experimental results, the increase in amount of niobium and vanadium indicated that produced new alloys decreased corrosion rate occurring in 3.5% NaCl environment. R ct value obtained at the end of experiment show increased averagely at rate of 44-57% with the addition of alloy elements. Obtained DEIS data and optical images support each other. It was observed that there were more corrosion and accordingly deformation on surface of sample without addition of alloy elements.