**Acknowledgements**

Authors would love to thank:

**University of Cape Town (Centre of Materials Engineering).**

Professor R. Knutsen for the overall supervision provided throughout the entire project.

**Mintek-Advanced Materials Division (Physical metallurgy group).**

Ms. M. Smit for her assistance with executing electrochemical corrosion tests in the AMD corrosion laboratory.

Special thanks to Mintek for funding the project.

*Stainless Steels*
