The Use of Synthetic or Natural Seawater in Studies of the Corrosion of Copper Alloys

2009 ◽  
pp. 174-174-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
JE Castle ◽  
AHL Chamberlain ◽  
B Garner ◽  
MS Parvizi ◽  
A Aladjem
Keyword(s):  
Copper Alloys ◽  
Natural Seawater

TEM study of a biofilm on copper corrosion

1996 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 220-221
Author(s):  
W. A. Chiou ◽  
N. Kohyama ◽  
B. Little ◽  
P. Wagner ◽  
M. Meshii
Keyword(s):  
Marine Bacterium ◽  
Culture Medium ◽  
Copper Alloys ◽  
Pure Copper ◽  
Localized Corrosion ◽  
Natural Seawater ◽  
Copper Corrosion ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Past ◽  
Copper Tolerant

The corrosion of copper and copper alloys in a marine environment is of great concern because of their widespread use in heat exchangers and steam condensers in which natural seawater is the coolant. It has become increasingly evident that microorganisms play an important role in the corrosion of a number of metals and alloys under a variety of environments. For the past 15 years the use of SEM has proven to be useful in studying biofilms and spatial relationships between bacteria and localized corrosion of metals. Little information, however, has been obtained using TEM capitalizing on its higher spacial resolution and the transmission observation of interfaces. The research presented herein is the first step of this new approach in studying the corrosion with biological influence in pure copper.Commercially produced copper (Cu, 99%) foils of approximately 120 μm thick exposed to a copper-tolerant marine bacterium, Oceanospirillum, and an abiotic culture medium were subsampled (1 cm × 1 cm) for this study along with unexposed control samples.

Fatigue Performance of Copper Alloys in Seawater Environment

2013 ◽  
Vol 577-578 ◽  
pp. 261-264
Author(s):  
Jochen Aufrecht ◽  
Andrew Drach ◽  
Adolf Grohbauer ◽  
Uwe Hofmann ◽  
Stefan Theobald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Copper Alloys ◽  
Fatigue Performance ◽  
Natural Seawater ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Seawater Environment

Corrosion fatigue performance of two copper alloys (admiralty brass and cupronickel 90/10) is investigated by conducting fatigue tests in artificial seawater. Two different experimental setups are developed and used: immersed rotating beam bending of round wires and immersed flexural cycling of rectangular plates. For the second setup, two sets of specimens are used: as-manufactured and after 1-year exposure to natural seawater in North Atlantic. In addition, the fatigue performance is compared between the dry and immersed tests. It is observed that the fatigue life of copper alloys in seawater environment depends on their composition and manufacturing parameters. Immersion in seawater does not affect low-cycle fatigue, however, high-cycle fatigue behavior shows significant differences. It is also observed that one-year preliminary exposure to natural seawater (stress-free corrosion) results in up to three times reduction of fatigue life at stress amplitudes corresponding to high-cycle fatigue.

Field studies of corrosion behaviour of copper alloys in natural seawater

2013 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 453-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Drach ◽  
Igor Tsukrov ◽  
Judson DeCew ◽  
Jochen Aufrecht ◽  
Adolf Grohbauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Behaviour ◽  
Copper Alloys ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Natural Seawater

Morphology and atomic structure of segregated grain boundaries in Cu-Sb

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 254-255
Author(s):  
R. W. Fonda ◽  
D. E. Luzzi
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Intergranular Fracture ◽  
Atomic Structure ◽  
Copper Alloys ◽  
Polycrystalline Materials ◽  
Grain Boundary Embrittlement ◽  
Boundary Embrittlement

The properties of polycrystalline materials are strongly dependant upon the strength of internal boundaries. Segregation of solute to the grain boundaries can adversely affect this strength. In copper alloys, segregation of either bismuth or antimony to the grain boundary will embrittle the alloy by facilitating intergranular fracture. Very small quantities of bismuth in copper have long been known to cause severe grain boundary embrittlement of the alloy. The effect of antimony is much less pronounced and is observed primarily at lower temperatures. Even though moderate amounts of antimony are fully soluble in copper, concentrations down to 0.14% can cause grain boundary embrittlement.

Commercial aqueous additives as used eco-friendly corrosion inhibitors for carbon steel in natural seawater

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-82
Author(s):  
Simona CAPRARESCU ◽  
◽  
Violeta PURCAR ◽  
Cristina MODROGAN ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Steel ◽  
Corrosion Inhibitors ◽  
Natural Seawater

Quantification of the Impact of Strontium on the Solidification Path of the Aluminum-Silicon-Copper Alloys Using Thermal Analysis Technique

2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 137-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mile Djurdjevic ◽  
Glenn Byczynski ◽  
Carola Schechowiak ◽  
Hagen Stieler ◽  
Jelena Pavlovic
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Analysis ◽  
Copper Alloys ◽  
Solidification Path ◽  
Thermal Analysis Technique ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Aluminum Silicon
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