The application possibilities of austenitic stainless steels in high friction, abrasion, and sliding wear conditions are limited by their inadequate hardness and tribological characteristics. In order to improve these properties, the thermochemical treatment of their surface by plasma nitriding is suitable. This article is focused on the corrosion resistance of conventionally plasma-nitrided AISI 304 stainless steel (530 °C, 24 h) in 0.05 M and 0.5 M sodium chloride solutions at room temperature (20 ± 3 °C), tested by potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy are used for nitrided layer characterization. The experiment results confirmed the plasma-nitrided layer formation of increased micro-hardness related to the presence of CrN chromium nitrides and higher surface roughness compared to the as-received state. Both of the performed independent electrochemical corrosion tests point to a significant reduction in corrosion resistance after the performed plasma nitriding, even in a solution with a very low chloride concentration (0.05 mol/L).
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