Investigation on the Relationship between the Surface Chemistry and the Corrosion Resistance of Electrochemically Nitrided AISI 304 Stainless Steel

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:5.29em"/><col style="width:4.66em"/><col style="width:2.99em"/><col style="width:4.66em"/><col style="width:2.99em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Sample</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Ni<sup>0</sup></td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">NiO</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">B.E (eV)</td><td class="align_center">at.%</td><td class="align_center">B.E (eV)</td><td class="align_center">at.%</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Untreated</td><td class="align_center">852.3</td><td class="align_center">57.0</td><td class="align_center">853.7</td><td class="align_center">43.0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">N</td><td class="align_center">853.1</td><td class="align_center">70.1</td><td class="align_center">854.2</td><td class="align_center">29.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">NK</td><td class="align_center">852.9</td><td class="align_center">57.3</td><td class="align_center">853.4</td><td class="align_center">42.7</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>XPS fitting results for the Ni2p<sub>3/2</sub> core level.</div>

International Journal of Corrosion

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Table 5: Investigation on the Relationship between the Surface Chemistry and the Corrosion Resistance of Electrochemically Nitrided AISI 304 Stainless Steel 

Table 5 | Investigation on the Relationship between the Surface Chemistry and the Corrosion Resistance of Electrochemically Nitrided AISI 304 Stainless Steel 