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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering


Quiz-2, Autumn Semester (2021) Full marks: 30
Subject Name: Stainless Steels and Advanced Ferrous Time: 55 min
Alloys (MT60007)

Instructions: All questions are compulsory. Answers should be brief and to


the point.
1. “Even stabilized stainless steels can be prone to intergranular corrosion” – Explain. [10]

2. Discuss with the help of polarization diagrams how noble metal alloying and oxidizer
addition improve corrosion performance of stainless steels in non-oxidizing aqueous solutions.
[10]
3. Explain the terms Epit, Eprot and PREN and their significance in context of pitting of stainless
steels.
[10]

- Good Luck -

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