In this research, a mechanistic approach was used to investigate the effect of molybdate ion on the critical pitting temperature -CPT- of 2205 duplex stainless steel. Firstly, the CPT of 2205 DSS was measured using potentiodynamic and potentiostatic polarization. It was found that with addition of 0.0005, 0.005 and 0.05 M Na2MoO4 to 0.5 M NaCl solution, the CPT increases approximately 4, 9, and 14°C, respectively. Using the lead-in pencil electrode technique, the mechanism by which molybdate ion influences the CPT was interpreted using the CPT model proposed by Salinas-Bravo and Newman. The results showed that molybdate has a negligible effect on the pit solution chemistry, resulting in a slight change in the diffusion-limited current density. However, it reduces the rate of alloy dissolution within the simulated pit solution, which was found as a reduced maximum current density.

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