A growing application area is the use of protective coatings to reduce corrosion of stainless steel components exposed to hydrochloric acid (HCl) and sea water. In this presentation discussion will be focused on chemical vapor deposition (CVD) coatings for protection against corrosion caused by HCl and salt environments.
Initial discussion will be on the process of applying CVD coatings. The CVD coatings discussed in this presentation are amorphous silicon coatings developed specifically for stainless steel. Examples will be shown of application of CVD coatings to a wide variety of geometries and steels of varying composition.