Ni-Mo low-alloyed 3Cr steel

Resists CO₂ pitting

Ni occupies vacancies to block corrosive species and Mo promotes Cr enrichment and rapid repassivation, markedly suppressing localized corrosion.

Zhang, Shaohua · Tiantian, Bian · Mou, Liming · Yan, Xiaoyan · Zhang, Jinling · Zhang, Yuezhong · Liu, Baosheng

Journal of Materials Research and Technology 2023

Advantages

Exposed to CO₂-saturated NaCl solutions at 90 and 180 °C for 6–168 h

Ni and Mo alloying reduces general corrosion rates at early stages

Long-term general corrosion rates controlled by FeCO₃ crystals rather than inner Cr-enrichment films

Localized corrosion markedly retarded