The corrosion behaviour of the 27Mn-4Si-2Al-and 26Mn-3Si-3Al-type austenitic steels were evaluated in chloride 3.5 % NaCl and alkaline 0.1-M NaOH environments using potentiodynamic polarization tests. The type of non-metallic inclusions and their pitting-corrosion behaviour were investigated. In the chloride solution, both the steels exhibited a lower corrosion resistance in comparison to the alkaline solution. The high-Mn steels showed evidence of pitting and uniform corrosion, both in the chloride and alkaline solutions. SEM micrographs revealed that the corrosion pits are characterized by various shapes and an irregular distribution at the metallic matrix. Corrosion damage is more numerous in the chloride solution than in the alkaline solution. EDS analyses revealed that the corrosion pits nucleated on MnS inclusions or complex oxysulphides. The chemical composition of the steels (change in the Al and Si contents) does not affect the privileged areas of pit nucleation, whereas it influences the electrochemical behaviour of the steels in the chloride solution. Keywords: high-Mn steel, austenitic steel, non-metallic inclusion, corrosion resistance, pitting corrosion, potentiodynamic polarization test Korozijsko obna{anje avstenitnih jekel 27Mn-4Si-2Al in 26Mn-3Si-3Al je bilo ocenjeno v raztopini 3,5 % NaCl in v alkalni raztopini 0,1 M NaOH, s pomo~jo potenciodinami~nih polarizacijskih preizkusov. Preiskovana je bila vrsta nekovinskih vklju~kov in njihovo pona{anje pri jami~asti koroziji. V raztopini kloridov sta obe jekli, v primerjavi z alkalno raztopino, pokazali manj{o korozijsko obstojnost. Jekla z visoko vsebnostjo Mn so pokazala jami~asto in splo{no korozijo v obeh raztopinah, tako v kloridni kot v alkali~ni. SEM-posnetki so pokazali korozijske jamice razli~nih oblik in njihovo neenakomerno razporeditev po kovinski osnovi. Korozijske po{kodbe so bolj {tevilne v kloridni raztopini kot pa v alkalni raztopini. EDS-analize so pokazale, da korozijske jamice nastajajo na vklju~kih MnS ali na kompleksnih oksisulfidih. Kemijska sestava jekel (spremembe v vsebnosti Al in Si) ni vplivala na prednostna mesta nukleacije jamic, medtem ko je vplivala na elektrokemijsko pona{anje jekel v raztopini kloridov. Klju~ne besede: jekla z veliko vsebnostjo Mn, avstenitno jeklo, nekovinski vklju~ki, odpornost na korozijo, jami~asta korozija, potenciodinami~ni polarizacijski preizkus