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}
{"title":"Microstructure engineering for corrosion resistance in structural alloy design","authors":"Karthikeyan Hariharan, Sannakaisa Virtanen","doi":"10.1038/s41529-024-00533-y","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-024-00533-y","url":null,"abstract":"During structural alloy development, the initial microstructure design is mainly considered in the context of achieving a balance of mechanical properties, with corrosion resistance often considered much later in the process. This perspective uses illustrations from degradation mechanisms in 3D-printed alloys and in-service microstructure evolution-driven mechanisms to show the importance of microstructure design for corrosion resistance and mechanical properties simultaneously, to improve the reliability of critical infrastructure.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41529-024-00533-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142637005","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}
Quanxiang Sun, Hongfei Yu, Yao Wang, Bo Zhang, Xiaole Han, Xingqi Wang, Dechuang Zhang, Jianguo Lin, Yange Yang, Fuhui Wang
{"title":"Insights into the degradation mechanism of Fe-40Ni-15Co superalloy exposed to marine atmospheric and high-temperature conditions","authors":"Quanxiang Sun, Hongfei Yu, Yao Wang, Bo Zhang, Xiaole Han, Xingqi Wang, Dechuang Zhang, Jianguo Lin, Yange Yang, Fuhui Wang","doi":"10.1038/s41529-024-00531-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-024-00531-0","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the corrosion and oxidation mechanism of the Cr-free Fe-40Ni-15Co superalloy with exposure to a tropical marine atmosphere for one year and a subsequent high temperature of 650 °C for 300 h. The degradation behavior of the samples was evaluated based on surface characterization and analysis. In the tropical marine atmospheres, the corrosion process of the Fe-40Ni-15Co superalloy presented an initial localized type after one month of exposure and gradually developed into uniform. The corrosion products were mainly comprised of Fe2O3 and NiO, suppressing the pitting process. During the high-temperature oxidation process, all samples presented super-parabolic oxidation kinetics. Except for the initial active oxidation due to salt deposits, the corrosion products after atmospheric exposure could significantly enhance the oxidation resistance at 650 °C. An explanation for the degradation mechanism of the Fe-40Ni-15Co superalloy was developed based on the synergistic effects of atmospheric corrosion and high-temperature oxidation.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41529-024-00531-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142574233","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}
Fandi Meng, Yufan Chen, Jianning Chi, Huan Wang, Fuhui Wang, Li Liu
{"title":"Lifetime prediction of epoxy coating using convolutional neural networks and post processing image recognition methods","authors":"Fandi Meng, Yufan Chen, Jianning Chi, Huan Wang, Fuhui Wang, Li Liu","doi":"10.1038/s41529-024-00532-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-024-00532-z","url":null,"abstract":"The rapid failure of organic coatings in deep-sea environments complicates accurate lifetime prediction. Given the rapid cracking characteristic on the coating surface in this environment, a comprehensive “performance-structure” failure model was established. Initially, a targeted image recognition approach containing convolutional neural network (CNN) and post-processing was constructed for the crack area detection. An overall precision of 82.81% demonstrated the network’s good accuracy. The length distribution and the statistical evolution of cracks were extracted from SEM images to obtain the kinetic equation of the cracks related to coating structure degradation. In addition, the kinetics of water diffusion and coating adhesion were examined, as they represent critical parameters of coating performance. Based on this achievement, a failure model incorporating three dominant factors was integrated by the gray relational analysis method. The average prediction error of the model was 2.60%, which lays the groundwork for developing image-based methods to predict coating life.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41529-024-00532-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142574242","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}
Brandon Free, Gabriella C. Montiel, Gabriella A. Marino, Eric Schindelholz, Sarah Galyon Dorman, Jenifer S. Warner Locke
{"title":"The effect of variable humidity on corrosion fatigue of AA7085-T7451 with surface salt deposits","authors":"Brandon Free, Gabriella C. Montiel, Gabriella A. Marino, Eric Schindelholz, Sarah Galyon Dorman, Jenifer S. Warner Locke","doi":"10.1038/s41529-024-00530-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-024-00530-1","url":null,"abstract":"Corrosion fatigue (CF) crack growth is quantified as a function of relative humidity (RH) using AA7085-T7451 samples with NaCl deposited to understand the effect of deliquesced surface electrolyte droplets on CF performance when humidity varies. Fracture mechanics testing holding mechanical driving forces for cracking constant and incrementally increasing humidity show that crack growth rate (da/dN) more than doubles once RH moves above 78–80% RH. When decreasing RH, some amount of drying below the efflorescence RH (ERH) and/or a sufficient time is needed to pass in order for da/dN to return to that expected for a dry crack tip. All in all, this study establishes time of crack tip wetness as an important parameter for predicting fatigue lifetimes in atmospheric conditions, a parameter that cannot be solely predicted by RH, as accelerated cracking can continue for a limited amount of time even when RH is brought below the ERH.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41529-024-00530-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142574273","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":"Film-forming amines as corrosion inhibitors: a state-of-the-art review","authors":"Deni Jero, Nicolas Caussé, Nadine Pébère","doi":"10.1038/s41529-024-00523-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-024-00523-0","url":null,"abstract":"This review summarizes the use of film-forming amines (FFAs) for corrosion protection in water/steam industrial circuits, focusing on carbon steel. It discusses industrial feedback on FFAs’ benefits and challenges, alongside experimental methods for studying their inhibition and structural properties. Key research areas include FFAs’ corrosion inhibition mechanisms, adsorption kinetics, and layer structures. The review also identifies knowledge gaps and suggests future research directions to deepen the understanding of FFAs.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":6.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41529-024-00523-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142574246","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}