The thermal spray coating technique was applied to produce the catalytic or insulated protective coatings on 304 stainless steel (SS) surface. The electrochemical corrosion potential (ECP) response of such coatings in high temperature water under various water chemistry conditions were evaluated. The ECP results clearly demonstrated that the catalytic coatings (CC) produced with various alloy powders containing small amounts of Pd responded fully catalytically in the presence of the stoichiometric excess hydrogen, showing a ECP value well below the intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) protection potential...
Key words: ECP, IGSCC, catalytic or insulated coatings, boiling water reactor, noble metal, zirconia, high temperature water, HVOF, plasma spray.