title: Corrosion characteristics of ferric and austenitic stainless steels for dental magnetic attachment.
abstract: The corrosion behaviors of four ferric stainless steels and two austenitic stainless steels were examined in a simulated physiological environment (0.9% NaCl solution) to obtain basic data for evaluating the appropriate composition of stainless steels for dental magnetic attachments. The corrosion resistance was evaluated by electrochemical techniques and the analysis of released metal ions by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The surface of the stainless steels was analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The breakdown potential of ferric stainless steels increased and the total amount of released metal ions decreased linearly with increases in the sum of the Cr and Mo contents. The corrosion rate of the ferric stainless steels increased 2 to 6 times when they were galvanically coupled with noble metal alloys but decreased when coupled with commercially pure Ti. For austenitic stainless steels, the breakdown potential of high N-bearing stainless steel was approximately 500 mV higher than that of SUS316L, which is currently used as a component in dental magnetic attachments. The enriched nitrogen at the alloy/passive film interface may be effective in improving the localized corrosion resistance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Materials Science, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, 1757 Kanazawa, Ishikari-tobetsu, Hokkaido 061-0293, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohno
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002857:Chromium / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D003343:Corrosion; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D006047:Gold Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008345:Manganese / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008982:Molybdenum / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D009532:Nickel / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D011199:Potentiometry; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D013193:Stainless Steel / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D006047:Gold Alloys; D002857:Chromium; D013193:Stainless Steel; D008345:Manganese; D002244:Carbon; D009532:Nickel; D008982:Molybdenum; D014025:Titanium; D007501:Iron; D009584:Nitrogen