Microbiologically influenced corrosion of welded AISI 304 stainless steel pipe in well water

This work analyzes the premature corrosion failure of a welded AISI 304 stainless steel (SS) pipe network in well water (WW) for 6 months. Laboratory tests were performed to analyze the corrosion behavior and to identify and distinguish the genera of bacteria. Pipe specimens were analyzed using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, open circuit potential, cyclic potentiodynamic polarization, and...