Research Article

Corrosion Behavior of the Stressed Sensitized Austenitic Stainless Steels of High Nitrogen Content in Seawater

Table 1

Major ion composition of Arabian Gulf Seawater (Kuwait).

Ion Concentration (mg/L)

Chloride (Clāˆ’)23,650
Sodium (Na+)15,560
Sulfate ( )3,220
Magnesium (Mg2+)1,665
Calcium (Ca2+)510
Potassium (K+) 465
Bicarbonate ( ) 140
Others 190

Total dissolved solids 45,400