{"title":"Effects of matrix and dendrite boundary composition on stress corrosion cracking performance of Alloy 52M buttering layer in simulated PWR primary water","authors":"Jiarong Ma, Qi Xiong, Xinhe Xu, Tongmin Cui, Zhanpeng Lu, Tetsuo Shoji","doi":"10.5006/4392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5006/4392","url":null,"abstract":"The oxidation and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behaviors of Alloy 52M buttering (52Mb) layer were studied in simulated pressurized water reactor (PWR) primary water after microstructure characterization. The 52Mb layer was first post-weld heat treatment (1st-PWHT) and follow-up PWHT (FU-PWHT). Two dilution zones (DZs) were found in both the 1st-PWHT and FU-PWHT 52Mb samples. FU-PWHT decreased the Cr content in the first dilution zone, enhancing the oxidation rate and accelerating the formation of the local oxidation penetration zone at the oxide/substrate interface. Lower Cr content and high Fe content in the dilution zone were detrimental to the SCC resistance of the 52Mb in PWR primary water.","PeriodicalId":10717,"journal":{"name":"Corrosion","volume":"234 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139268877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dannisa R. Chalfoun, Mariano A. Kappes, Teresa E. Perez, José L. Otegui, Mariano Iannuzzi
{"title":"The Role of Nickel in Low Alloy Steels exposed to H2S-containing environments. Part II: Effect of the Electrochemical Potential and Stress Level on Trench Formation","authors":"Dannisa R. Chalfoun, Mariano A. Kappes, Teresa E. Perez, José L. Otegui, Mariano Iannuzzi","doi":"10.5006/4437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5006/4437","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In the first part of this paper, trenches were reported for Ni-containing steels tested using the slow strain rate test method in H2S-containing environments at the open circuit potential. Trenches are deep elongated pits, and their appearance is more alike to small blunt cracks. These features can develop a sharp sulfide stress crack at their bottom under certain conditions, which are still not fully understood. In this second and final part, the effect of the electrochemical potential and the stress level in trench nucleation and growth was investigated for the same set of Ni-containing steels with up to 5 wt.% Ni. The anodic nature of the trench formation mechanism was verified, and under an anodic polarization a critical stress value for trench formation, σtrench, was estimated from slow strain rate tests and finite element modeling. Applying a cathodic potential suppressed trench formation, but not cracking, because cracks nucleated and propagated by hydrogen stress cracking (HSC). The resulting environmental and stress-level dependencies for Ni steels confirmed that trenches could be considered a form of environmental-assisted cracking. It is concluded that the main role of trenches is to provide favorable spots for hydrogen stress crack nucleation at OCP, but their presence is neither necessary nor sufficient for cracking occurrence.","PeriodicalId":10717,"journal":{"name":"Corrosion","volume":"42 10","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135476032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali Riahi, Hao Zhu, Ali Eskandari, Suraj Y. Persaud, Roger C. Newman
{"title":"New insights into internal oxidation of alloy 690 and model alloys in hydrogenated steam","authors":"Ali Riahi, Hao Zhu, Ali Eskandari, Suraj Y. Persaud, Roger C. Newman","doi":"10.5006/4439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5006/4439","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The oxidation behavior of Alloy 690 and Ni-xCr-10Fe model alloys exposed to 480 °C hydrogenated steam, in the nickel metal stability region, was studied using a variety of techniques, including time-resolved Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS). The alloy underwent internal oxidation intragranularly, resulting in the expulsion of metallic Ni nodules to the surface. A compact Cr-rich “healing” layer developed over time at the intragranular internal oxidation front near grain boundaries and significantly retards further internal oxidation. Protective external Cr-rich oxide formed at and very near the grain boundaries, hindering intergranular oxidation. In view of the fact that the protective oxide forms micrometres away from the grain boundaries, one cannot simply say that Cr diffuses up the boundary and forms an oxide which spreads laterally – internal stress relief must play a role, just as it does within the grains, only with different mechanisms at play.","PeriodicalId":10717,"journal":{"name":"Corrosion","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136022945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sai Prasanna Chinthala, Anwar Sadek, Joshua Davis, John M Senko, Chelsea N Monty
{"title":"Real-time electrochemical monitoring of the progress of sulfate reducing bacterially–induced corrosion of carbon steel","authors":"Sai Prasanna Chinthala, Anwar Sadek, Joshua Davis, John M Senko, Chelsea N Monty","doi":"10.5006/4415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5006/4415","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) is a widespread problem in the oil and gas industry, and sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) cause the most aggressive kind of corrosion. A sulfate-reducing enrichmnent culture was obtained from a natural gas transmission line, and incubated in split chamber-zero resistance ammetry (SC-ZRA) incubations. Here, carbon steel electrodes were placed in a synthetic gas field brine in opposing chambers that were connected with a salt bridge. To mimic the heterogeneous metal coverage of a metal surface that causes MIC, one chamber was experimentally manipulated with addition of the SRB culture, while the other was uninoculated. Initial measurement of positive current between the electrodes in incubations with an organic electron donor (lactate) indicated a period of priming of the metal surface by planktonic SRB, before the current transitioned to negative, indicating that the cathodic corrosive reaction was occurring on the electrode exposed to SRB activities. This negative current is consistent with hypothesized mechanisms of SRB-induced corrosion, and was observed in lactate-free incubations and in uninoculated incubations amended with sulfide. These observations, combined with SRB metabolic patterns and mass loss analyses indicate the dynamic nature of SRB-mediated corrosion and illustrate the utility of real-time monitoring of MIC activities.","PeriodicalId":10717,"journal":{"name":"Corrosion","volume":"186 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136318128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrea Cristoforetti, Flavio Deflorian, Stefano Rossi, Michele Fedel
{"title":"On the occurrence of filiform corrosion on organic coated carbon steel exposed to cyclic aging test","authors":"Andrea Cristoforetti, Flavio Deflorian, Stefano Rossi, Michele Fedel","doi":"10.5006/4443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5006/4443","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Filiform corrosion is one of the possible failure mechanisms of organic-coated steel. Beyond cathodic delamination, filiform corrosion causes paint detachment and the dramatic loss of the protective properties given by the applied paint. Since both failure mechanisms occur during in-field exposure (depending on the environment), when assessing the performance of the protective paint by lab scale tests, we must be aware of the failure mechanism we induce with different accelerated aging cabinets. In this study, we investigate the effect of prohesion test on the initiation and propagation of filiform corrosion. We highlight the concurrent development of filiform corrosion and cathodic blistering, which includes the change between the cathodic and anodic delamination front, during an accelerated aging procedure that cycles between saturated humidity and dry stages. The role of the presence of aggressive contaminants (Cl− and SO42−) is discussed. According to our findings, cyclic aging tests seem to better stick to the failure mechanism occurring during in-field exposure, particularly due to the wet/dry cycles.","PeriodicalId":10717,"journal":{"name":"Corrosion","volume":"875 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135884780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surface characterization, mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of Zn-Ni alloy coated steel using electro plating-hot dip galvanizing","authors":"Zahra Raghebi, Nagi Parvini Ahmadi, Rasul Azari khosroshahi, Robabeh Jafari","doi":"10.5006/4290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5006/4290","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In this study, the processing of zinc-nickel alloys with an electroplated nickel layer as the first layer followed by hot-dip galvanizing on plain carbon steel (St37) is investigated. The effect of the nickel layer and the effect of the immersion time on the alloy layers of the coating obtained by this method are studied. In addition, some properties of the obtained coating, such as the overall thickness, hardness, surface uniformity, coating adhesion strength, and corrosion resistance, were investigated using the optical microscope, scanning electron microscope, EDX analysis, and potentiostat. The results show that the 16-minute immersion time is the optimum galvanizing time at which an alloy with a nickel content of 0.11 wt.% is formed, and that the overall thickness of the galvanized sheet, especially the alloy layers, decreases compared to the pure zinc sheet. In addition, a more ductile, corrosion-resistant and smoother surface is obtained.","PeriodicalId":10717,"journal":{"name":"Corrosion","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135967868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dannisa R. Chalfoun, Mariano A. Kappes, Teresa E. Perez, José L. Otegui, Mariano Iannuzzi
{"title":"The Role of Nickel in Low Alloy Steels exposed to H2S-containing environments. Part I: Trench Formation at the Open Circuit Potential","authors":"Dannisa R. Chalfoun, Mariano A. Kappes, Teresa E. Perez, José L. Otegui, Mariano Iannuzzi","doi":"10.5006/4436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5006/4436","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The nickel content in low alloy steels (LAS) for oil and gas exploration and production is limited to a maximum of 1 wt.% according to ANSI/NACE MR 0175/ISO 15156. This restriction is imposed to avoid sulfide stress cracking (SSC) in sour (H2S-containing) environments. In this work, the effect of Ni on SSC of LAS was studied independently of other alloying elements. For this purpose, quenched and tempered steels heat treated to a yield strength of 610 MPa with a Ni content below and above the 1 wt.% threshold were evaluated at the open circuit potential (OCP) in unstressed specimens, and in slow strain rate tests (SSRT) at room temperature. Thiosulfate was used as a surrogate of H2S, according to the Tsujikawa method. It is concluded that Ni contributes to the stabilization of the sulfide films that form on the steel's surface at OCP. The rupture of this film due to tensile stress promotes the nucleation of elongated deep pits, referred to as trenches, which can act as sulfide stress crack initiators. Trenches were observed exclusively in stressed, Ni-containing specimens. Moreover, trenches' morphology, dimensions, and distribution varied with the Ni content in the steels. For the steels studied in this work, the Ni effect on trenching persisted below the 1 wt.% threshold.","PeriodicalId":10717,"journal":{"name":"Corrosion","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136062482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Utibe-Eno Charles-Granville, John R. Scully, Robert G. Kelly
{"title":"Galvanic Interactions on a Coupled Micro-Electrode Array of AA7050-T7451 and 316SS in Chromate-Containing NaCl Solutions Under Thick Electrolyte Film and Cyclic Wet-Dry Conditions","authors":"Utibe-Eno Charles-Granville, John R. Scully, Robert G. Kelly","doi":"10.5006/4334","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5006/4334","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The electrochemical behavior of an AA7050-316SS galvanic couple in chromate-containing NaCl environments under relatively constant thick electrolyte films and wet-dry cycling was investigated utilizing the coupled micro-electrode array (CMEA) approach. The CMEA approach provided a means to analyze the in-situ electrochemical kinetics as a function of spatial location and time. In inhibitor-free environments, the total net anodic charge associated with galvanic current increased with increasing conductivity and aggressiveness of the environment. The AA7050 electrodes supplied more than half of the total net cathodic charge in relation to the 316SS electrodes in the more aggressive environments. Under thick electrolyte films, chromate became less effective at suppressing cathodic kinetics on the 316SS and AA7050 net cathodes as the chloride concentration increased. Under wet-dry cycling conditions, the effectiveness of chromate was diminished when compared to thick electrolyte film conditions, due to the cycling of the equilibrium chloride concentration as electrolyte thickness changed upon onset of drying and wetting while the loading density of the salt remained constant. Furthermore, chromate exhibited a diminished ability to suppress cathodic currents on the AA7050 net cathodes in comparison to the 316SS electrodes. This study highlighted the importance of Cu-rich intermetallic particles and replated Cu on precipitation-strengthened Al alloys when considering the driving force of cathodes in sustaining anodic dissolution in typical Al alloy macro-galvanic systems exposed to atmospheric conditions.","PeriodicalId":10717,"journal":{"name":"Corrosion","volume":"82 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134976118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Acetic Acid on the Initiation of Pitting Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Cracking on Low-alloy Steel in pH Buffer Solutions","authors":"Noriyuki Ida, Junichi Tani, Hirotaka Kawamura","doi":"10.5006/4427","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5006/4427","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Applying organic chemicals as an oxygen scavenger or a corrosion inhibitor to the water treatment of steam-water circuits of power plants possibly results in the generation of organic acids, such as acetic acid. This necessitates assessing the effects of the generated organic acids on the corrosion of the steam-water circuits prior to applying the organic chemicals. In this research, the effects of acetic acid on pitting corrosion and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) on low-pressure turbine materials of low-alloy steel were examined by electrochemical measurements and U-bend tests. Buffer solutions of various pHs from 4.5 to 10 were used as test solutions to investigate the effects of acidification by acetic acid on corrosion. Electrochemical measurements indicated that the steel was passivated at pHs above 8 and was the most susceptible to pitting corrosion at pH 8. In the U-bend test, SCC was initiated readily at a pH of around 8. Because SCC occurred at sites of pitting corrosion, pitting corrosion was suggested to be a precursor of SCC. Acetate ions did not trigger pitting corrosion nor SCC on the steel. Rather, the addition of acetate ions to a Cl−-containing solution mitigated the initiation of pitting corrosion, resulting in the inhibition of SCC initiation.","PeriodicalId":10717,"journal":{"name":"Corrosion","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135591734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrochemical behavior of an alpha-phase titanium alloy in oxidizing nitric acid environments: Influence of an oxygen-enriched layer","authors":"Prafful Kumar Sinha","doi":"10.5006/4412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5006/4412","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The study focuses on establishing the influence of an oxygen-enriched layer (OEL) on the electrochemical properties of an alpha-phase titanium alloy, Ti-Al-Zr, in oxidizing nitric acid environments. Heat treatment was given to the material at 760 °C for 700 h in air which resulted in the formation of an OEL on the surface. The electrochemical properties were studied and compared with as-received (AR) conditions by techniques like open circuit potential (OCP), potentiodynamic polarization, chronoamperometry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurement. It was established that the presence of an OEL on the surface reduced the cathodic activity of oxidizing species on the material’s surface. The OCP value did not depend on the presence/absence of the OEL on the surface. The formation of the passive film was instantaneous for all conditions. The presence of the OEL on the surface promoted the formation of a protective passive film. The material with an OEL on the surface had a lower donor density as compared to the AR condition.","PeriodicalId":10717,"journal":{"name":"Corrosion","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135592197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}