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. 2017 Jun 12;7:3317. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-03480-8

Table 1.

The elemental composition of the passive film formed on duplex stainless steel before and after hydrogen charging.

Passive film Composition in wt.%
Fe FeO Fe2O3 Fe3O4 FeOOH Cr Cr2O3 Cr(OH)3 CrO3 O2− OH H2O
Before hydrogen charging 1.29 44.11 54.60 0 0 1.87 16.80 81.32 0 35.29 58.98 5.73
After hydrogen charging 1.38 0 0 44.91 53.71 2.10 0 58.87 39.03 11.14 75.44 4.65