Do the chemical components of stainless steel change over time as it is used?
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Material: 0Cr18Ni10Ti; external environment: seaside (high chloride ion content). During operation of the equipment, could the chemical composition change due to overheating or corrosion? Such as C content, Ni content.
The chemical composition of a material should not change during normal use, but factors such as overheating can cause changes in its microstructure.
The uncorroded parts remain unchanged, while the corroded parts naturally change
It should lead to accelerated corrosion; I’m not sure if it will be helpful to you