Corrosion Behaviour of Steel Wire Rod
Medine Kilinc Gulheser Dogancik Yunus Türen Yavuz Sun Hayrettin AHLATCI İbrahim AFŞAR Serhat ÖZDEMİR Hüseyin Koymatcık Hüseyin Zengin
AbstractIn this study, the effect of C addition on the corrosion behavior of wire rods of 5.5 mm in diameter was investigated. The horizontal and vertical cross sections of the wire rods with 0.7, 0.8, 0.9 C ratio were taken during the metallographical process. The microstructure of the examined specimens was examined by light optical (LOM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Hardness test of steel containing 0.7- 0.9 C was carried out in shimadzu brand micro hardness tester. Corrosion tests of the prepared samples were evaluated according to both the weight loss and the Potentiodynamic Polarization measurements in 3.5% NaCl solution. Despite the increased hardness of the specimens examined, the corrosion resistance decreased. This can be caused by inclusions in the microstructure.