Research Article

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

Table 4

XPS fitting results for the Fe2p3/2 core level.

SampleFe0FeOFe2O3FeOOH
B.E (eV)at.%B.E (eV)at.%B.E (eV)at.%B.E (eV)at.%

Untreated706.028.6706.914.4708.936.0711.921.0
N707.033.9708.018.2709.830.3712.717.6
NK706.836.8707.717.6709.529.4712.816.2