Corrosion Resistance on the Interlayer of AISI 316L/AISI 304 Stainless Steels Joined with an Iron Based Metallic Glass Ribbon at 1000 °C by Induction Heating

Abstract

This work presents a study of the corrosion resistance as a function of the holding time on the interface generated during the process of brazing an AISI 304 to AISI 316L stainless steels by using a non-commercial Fe60Ni12Cr8P13B7 metallic glass alloy ribbon by induction heating at 1000 °C into a chamber with an Ar controlled atmosphere. Samples of the austenitic stainless steels were joined in a sandwich-like arrangement using the Fe-based metallic glass ribbon. Corrosion experiments carried out in distilled water and 3.5 wt. % sodium chloride solution revealed that the corrosion resistance was higher for samples tested in the distilled water than the latest medium for all dwell joining times, since in the former medium the samples passivated. It was also found that the highest corrosion resistance was achieved for samples joined for a dwelling time of 4 minutes.