Liam Jones, Maria Salta, Torben Lund Skovhus, Kathryn Thomas, Timothy Illson, Julian Wharton, Jeremy Webb
{"title":"Dual anaerobic reactor model to study biofilm and microbiologically influenced corrosion interactions on carbon steel","authors":"Liam Jones, Maria Salta, Torben Lund Skovhus, Kathryn Thomas, Timothy Illson, Julian Wharton, Jeremy Webb","doi":"10.1038/s41529-024-00542-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-024-00542-x","url":null,"abstract":"Continual challenges due to microbial corrosion are faced by the maritime, offshore renewable and energy sectors. Understanding the biofilm and microbiologically influenced corrosion interaction is hindered by the lack of robust and reproducible physical models that reflect operating environments. A novel dual anaerobic biofilm reactor, using a complex microbial consortium sampled from marine littoral sediment, allowed the electrochemical performance of UNS G10180 carbon steel to be studied simultaneously in anaerobic abiotic and biotic artificial seawater. Critically, DNA extraction and 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing demonstrated the principal biofilm activity was due to electroactive bacteria, specifically sulfate-reducing and iron-reducing bacteria.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41529-024-00542-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142778620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Colleen O. Harper, Julie L. Brown, Richard T. Amos
{"title":"Corrosion processes affecting copper-coated used fuel containers for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel: critical review of the state-of-knowledge","authors":"Colleen O. Harper, Julie L. Brown, Richard T. Amos","doi":"10.1038/s41529-024-00540-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-024-00540-z","url":null,"abstract":"The uniqueness of the Canadian spent nuclear fuel disposal container design requires a detailed understanding of the copper corrosion processes that could occur in deep geological repositories. This review aimed to identify knowledge gaps surrounding impacts of changing conditions and the evolution of corrosion processes as conditions change from moist/cool, through warm/dry, to cool/fully saturated. This review indicates that early, unsaturated corrosion, and compounding influences of previous corrosion are understudied.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41529-024-00540-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142778655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of electropolishing and plasma ion nitriding on UNS S31603 corrosion in ship scrubber water","authors":"Hyun-Kyu Hwang, Seong-Jong Kim","doi":"10.1038/s41529-024-00521-2","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-024-00521-2","url":null,"abstract":"Marine scrubbers use seawater as washing water and are damaged by sulfur oxides and chlorides during desulfurization. Therefore, surface treatments to enhance corrosion and pitting resistance of scrubber materials must be investigated. This investigation conducts cyclic potentiodynamic polarization experiments to analyze the effects of electropolishing and plasma ion nitiriding of UNS S31603 in washing water. The corrosion current density (0.186 μA cm-2) of electropolishing is significantly lower than mechanical polishing (1.125 μA cm-2), but plasma ion nitriding is higher (18.995 μA cm-2). Electropolishing forms a uniform and dense passivation film, increasing corrosion resistance, whereas plasma ion nitriding reduces corrosion resistance due to CrN formation. All specimens present local corrosion. Electropolishing reduces the maximum damage depth by 110.13 μm and increases pitting potential by 0.32 V compared to mechanical polishing. Plasma ion nitriding reduces maximum damage depth by 46.59 μm due to suppression of local acidification during hydrolysis.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41529-024-00521-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142758084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of antibacterial peptide ε-Polylysine against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm in marine environment","authors":"Siwei Wu, Quantong Jiang, Dongzhu Lu, Xiaofan Zhai, Jizhou Duan, Baorong Hou","doi":"10.1038/s41529-024-00539-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-024-00539-6","url":null,"abstract":"Natural antibacterial agents with antimicrobial properties have a broad potential to prevent bacterial from forming biofilms adhesion in marine environments. ε-Polylysine (E-PL) consist of homomeric polymer with 25–30 lysine residues with stability, nontoxicity, and biodegradability. ε-Polylysine is a natural cationic antibacterial peptide that can resist microbial forming biofilm adhesion. The current study investigated the action of E-PL against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm isolated from a marine environment. Crystal violet staining was used to examine the effects of E-PL on the formation and destruction of mature biofilms. Scanning Electron and fluorescence microscopy revealed that E-PL treatment damaged the biofilm structure and affected the secretion of extracellular polymers. The CCK8 colorimetric assay showed that E-PL also decreased the metabolic activity and motility of biofilm bacteria. QPCR and transcriptome analysis revealed that E-PL affected biofilm formation and transcriptional regulation by downregulating genes involved in flagellar synthesis (flgE, PA4651, pilW), chemotaxis transduction (PA1251, PA4951, PA4788), biofilm biosynthesis (pelC, pelD, pslK, plsM), transcriptional regulation (PA3973, PA3508, PA0268), phenazine biosynthesis (phzM, phzH, phzS), and electron transfer (PA5401, PA5400, PA3492). This study used multiple methods to identify the mechanism of E-PL action against biofilm, informing the design of novel biofilm treatment methods.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41529-024-00539-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142758128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zeyun Zeng, Shangjun Gu, Jie Wang, Fulong Wei, Xiang Xie, Zhiying Li, Hui Yang, Changrong Li
{"title":"Effect of Nb contents on the passivation behavior of high-strength anti-seismic rebar in concrete environments","authors":"Zeyun Zeng, Shangjun Gu, Jie Wang, Fulong Wei, Xiang Xie, Zhiying Li, Hui Yang, Changrong Li","doi":"10.1038/s41529-024-00543-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-024-00543-w","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, the surface analysis, cross-section analysis and electrochemical analysis were used to explore the formation mechanism of Nb contents on the passive film of high-strength anti-seismic rebar in simulated concrete pore solution. The passivation experiments confirmed that the addition of Nb promoted the stability and compactness of surface passive film of Nb-containing rebar, and the passivation efficiency of Nb-containing rebar was stronger than that of CS rebar. Firstly, with the decreases of pH, the increases of Nb promoted that the outer layer of the passive film were mainly composed of Fe oxides and Fe oxyhydroxides, the inner layer were mainly composed of Fe oxides and Nb oxides. Secondly, the increases of Nb were beneficial to the formation of Nb oxides, which enhanced the passivation rate of the passive film and inhibited the degradation of Fe oxides, thus enhancing the thickness of surface passive film of Nb-containing rebar.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":" ","pages":"1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41529-024-00543-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142758088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Runze Zhang, Debashish Sur, Kangming Li, Julia Witt, Robert Black, Alexander Whittingham, John R. Scully, Jason Hattrick-Simpers
{"title":"Bayesian assessment of commonly used equivalent circuit models for corrosion analysis in electrochemical impedance spectroscopy","authors":"Runze Zhang, Debashish Sur, Kangming Li, Julia Witt, Robert Black, Alexander Whittingham, John R. Scully, Jason Hattrick-Simpers","doi":"10.1038/s41529-024-00537-8","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-024-00537-8","url":null,"abstract":"Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) is a crucial technique for assessing corrosion of metallic materials. The analysis of EIS hinges on the selection of an appropriate equivalent circuit model (ECM) that accurately characterizes the system under study. In this work, we systematically examined the applicability of three commonly used ECMs across several typical material degradation scenarios. By applying Bayesian Inference to simulated corrosion EIS data, we assessed the suitability of these ECMs under different corrosion conditions and identified regions where the EIS data lacks sufficient information to statistically substantiate the ECM structure. Additionally, we posit that the traditional approach to EIS analysis, which often requires measurements to very low frequencies, might not be always necessary to correctly model the appropriate ECM. Our study assesses the impact of omitting data from low to medium-frequency ranges on inference results and reveals that a significant portion of low-frequency measurements can be excluded without substantially compromising the accuracy of extracting system parameters. Further, we propose simple checks to the posterior distributions of the ECM components and posterior predictions, which can be used to quantitatively evaluate the suitability of a particular ECM and the minimum frequency required to be measured. This framework points to a pathway for expediting EIS acquisition by intelligently reducing low-frequency data collection and permitting on-the-fly EIS measurements.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41529-024-00537-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142758122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shuohan Wang, Peng Zhang, Majid Laleh, Lu Jiang, Mike Yongjun Tan, Ross K. W. Marceau
{"title":"Systematic quantification of hydrogen in pipeline steel by atom probe tomography after ambient charging and transfer","authors":"Shuohan Wang, Peng Zhang, Majid Laleh, Lu Jiang, Mike Yongjun Tan, Ross K. W. Marceau","doi":"10.1038/s41529-024-00528-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-024-00528-9","url":null,"abstract":"Atom probe tomography (APT) is a promising tool to measure the atomic-scale distribution of hydrogen in solid matter for the assessment of hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility of materials. However, the accuracy of such measurements resulting from ambient charging and transfer experiments needs to be established. In this work, APT quantification of hydrogen (H) and deuterium (D) in a typical X65 pipeline steel has been determined after ambient charging and transfer to ascertain the contribution of artifacts to the measured H/D signal. A series of experimental workflows related to sample preparation (electropolishing, focussed ion beam) and electrochemical charging conditions (different electrolytes and charging potentials) were explored for H/D measurement using APT. The results show that APT can be used to measure charged H/D with statistical confidence after ambient charging and transfer, that hydrogen ingress occurs during electropolishing, and using a more negative charging potential will introduce more H/D into the material.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41529-024-00528-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142665206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiheon Jun, Amit Shyam, Sumit Bahl, Yi-Feng Su, J. Allen Haynes
{"title":"Corrosion evaluation of Al-Cu-Mn-Zr cast alloys in 3.5% NaCl solution","authors":"Jiheon Jun, Amit Shyam, Sumit Bahl, Yi-Feng Su, J. Allen Haynes","doi":"10.1038/s41529-024-00519-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-024-00519-w","url":null,"abstract":"Corrosion behavior of cast Al-Cu-Mn-Zr (ACMZ) and RR350 alloys was compared to a cast 319 alloy in 3.5 wt.% NaCl. After 168 h immersion, ACMZ and RR350 alloys suffered from preferential attack adjacent to intermetallic particles decorated at grain boundaries while the attack in 319 occurred in eutectic Al-Si dendritic boundaries. Electrochemical data allowed semiquantitative comparison of alloy resistance to corrosion initiation, and ACMZ type alloys, including RR350 and three alloys with higher Cu, were considered more resistant than 319 due to the absence of deleterious Si particles. In case of 319, such Si particles presumably drove higher micro-galvanic influence to initiate and sustain Al corrosion. With lower susceptibility to corrosion initiation, ACMZ alloys should exhibit higher or at minimum similar resistance compared to cast 319.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41529-024-00519-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142636996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fracture analysis under modes I and II of adhesive joints on CFRP in saline environment","authors":"P. Vigón, A. Argüelles, M. Lozano, J. Viña","doi":"10.1038/s41529-024-00535-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-024-00535-w","url":null,"abstract":"This study analyzes the delamination behavior of adhesive joints after exposure to a saline environment for zero, one, and twelve weeks. Delamination was assessed under static and fatigue loading conditions in fracture Modes I and II, with a detailed analysis of fracture surfaces using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Backscattered Electron (BSE) detection. The 3D images reveal significant morphological differences in fracture surfaces, showing variations in fatigue lines and the presence of impurities depending on the fracture mode. A probabilistic fatigue life analysis was performed using a Weibull regression model, showing notable changes, especially in Mode I at a high number of cycles. A chemical analysis using EDX and FTIR-ATR complemented the mechanical study, revealing an increase in sodium and chlorine concentrations with prolonged saline exposure. Oxidative degradation was also observed, with carbonyl groups increasing significantly over time, particularly in areas most exposed to the saline mist.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41529-024-00535-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142636953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cristhiana C. Albert, Shishir Mundra, Dario Ferreira Sanchez, Fabio E. Furcas, Ashish D. Rajyaguru, O. Burkan Isgor, Daniel Grolimund, Ueli M. Angst
{"title":"Microscale chemical imaging to characterize and quantify corrosion processes at the metal-electrolyte interface","authors":"Cristhiana C. Albert, Shishir Mundra, Dario Ferreira Sanchez, Fabio E. Furcas, Ashish D. Rajyaguru, O. Burkan Isgor, Daniel Grolimund, Ueli M. Angst","doi":"10.1038/s41529-024-00534-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-024-00534-x","url":null,"abstract":"We introduce an experimental setup to chemically image corrosion processes at metal-electrolyte interfaces under stagnant, confined conditions—relevant in a wide range of situations. The setup is based on a glass capillary, in which precipitation of corrosion products in the interfacial aqueous phase can be monitored over time with optical microscopy, and chemically and structurally characterized with microscopic synchrotron-based techniques (X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy). Moreover, quantification of precipitates through X-ray transmission measurements provides in-situ corrosion rates. We illustrate this setup for iron corrosion in a pH 8 electrolyte, revealing the critical role of O2 and iron diffusion in governing the precipitation of ferrihydrite and its transformation to goethite. Corrosion and coupled reactive transport processes can thus be monitored and fundamentally investigated at the metal-electrolyte interface, with micrometer-scale resolution. This capillary setup has potential applications for in-situ corrosion studies of various metals and environments.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11540903/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142624507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}