Effect of Alloying Elements on the Corrosion Behavior of Carbon Steel in CO2 Environments

CORROSION ◽  
10.5006/2705 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 566-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoon-Seok Choi ◽  
Srdjan Nešić ◽  
Hwan-Gyo Jung

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of alloying elements (Cr, Mo, and Cu) on the corrosion behavior of low carbon steel in CO2 environments. Six samples were prepared with varying Cr content from 0 wt% to 2 wt% and with added 0.5 wt% of Mo and Cu; the specimens had ferritic/pearlitic microstructures. Steel samples were exposed to a CO2-saturated 1 wt% NaCl solution with different combinations of pH and temperature (pH 4.0 at 25°C, pH 6.6 at 80°C, and pH 5.9 at 70°C). Changes in corrosion rate with time were determined by linear polarization resistance measurements. The surface morphology and the composition of the corrosion product layers were analyzed by surface analysis techniques (scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy). Results showed that the presence of Cr and Cu showed a slight positive effect on the corrosion resistance at pH 4.0 and 25°C. At pH 6.6 and 80°C, regardless of the alloying elements, the trend of corrosion rate with time was similar, i.e., the corrosion rate of all specimens decreased with time resulting from the formation of protective FeCO3. A beneficial effect of Cr presence was clearly seen at “gray zone” conditions: pH 5.9 and 70°C, where steel sample without Cr showed no decrease in corrosion rate with time. The presence of Cr in the steel promoted the formation of protective FeCO3 with Cr enrichment and it decreased the corrosion rate.

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.20) ◽  
pp. 412
Author(s):  
Azhar Wahab Abdalrhem ◽  
Ali Jaber Naeemah ◽  
Makki Noori jawad

This work was to investigating the corrosion behavior of low carbon steel in a salt solution of 3.5wt% NaCl after undergoing two different types of heat treatment at 960 ºC in a furnace. The material of low carbon steel was cut into nine small pieces under three groups A, B and C, without heated annealing and hardening heat treatment respectively. The heat treatment was at temperature 960ºC. The hardness of the sample as received will be 203 kg/mm2 while after hardening the hardness was increased. The sample was mounted using hot and cold mounting. The microstructure and surface morphology was observed by using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Optical Microscope (OM) after grinding, polishing and etching on the sample. In group A cementite can be observed clearly on pearlite on the surface before corrosion test. After four days soaking in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution was observed all cementite and pearlite will be transformed to austenite with the remnants of cementite make the surface unstable hence increases the initial corrosion. After four days soaking when the cementite is oxidized and a thick film of corrosion product covers the material surface. The formation of Martensite due to quenching and rapid cooling in group C sample increases the corrosion rate from 0.072 mpy to 0.302 due to decreased of corrosion potential from -572 mV to -639 mV after four days soaking. The corrosion rate of each sample was measured by using electrochemical polarization measurement and Tafel extrapolation technique. From previous result, it was observed that samples which had undergone annealing mode of heat treatment turned out to be the ones with the best corrosion resistance.  


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Wei ◽  
Yuemiao Liu ◽  
Junhua Dong

<p>In some countries, low carbon steel has been considered as the candidate material of the disposal container for high-level radioactive wastes (HLWs) due to its excellent anti-irradiation, high strength, low cost and fine processing performance. However, during the long-term geological disposal, the steel disposal container will suffer from the threat of corrosion damage under the coupled THMC conditions.</p><p>This work focused on the corrosion behavior of low carbon steel under different water conditions in compacted bentonite of China-Mock-Up by in situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) with the infiltration of groundwater from outside to inside. Based on the EIS results, the corresponding equivalent circuit models were proposed to interpret the evolution of electrochemical characteristics of low carbon steel with the increase of water content in compacted bentonite. In the initial stage of EIS measurement, water in bentonite around the electrochemical sensors from outside to inside was hygroscopic water and chemical bonding water successively. With the running of China-Mock-Up, water in outer bentonite transformed from hygroscopic water to free water. Meanwhile, the water in the inner bentonite blocks transformed from chemical bonding water to hygroscopic water, which caused a slight corrosion of low carbon steel. After China-Mock-Up running for 1202 days, the instantaneous corrosion rate of low carbon steel located in the inner bentonite blocks was just 0.002 mm/a. While in the outside bentonite blocks, the corrosion rate reached to 0.58 mm/a after 1155 days, indicating that the free water could cause a serious corrosion of low carbon steel.</p>


CORROSION ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 143-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. McLEOD ◽  
R. R. ROGERS

Abstract Corrosion rate data are presented for low carbon steel in (1) a combination of sulfur dioxide, water vapor and air, and (2) aqueous solutions of sulfurous acid in the absence of air, at ordinary temperature. Information as to the nature of the corrosion products is presented and it is shown that this depends on the place in which the corrosion takes place to an important extent.


CORROSION ◽  
10.5006/3820 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Liu ◽  
Huayi Yin ◽  
Kaifa Du ◽  
Bing Yang ◽  
Dihua Wang

Corrosion-resistant metals and alloys towards liquid metals determine the service performances and lifetime of the devices employing liquid metals. This paper studies the static corrosion behaviors of iron, chromium, nickel, low carbon steel, and four types of stainless steels (SS410, SS430, SS304, SS316L) in liquid Sb-Sn at 500 oC, aiming to screen corrosion-resistant SS for Li||Sb-Sn liquid metal batteries (LMBs). The corrosion rates of Fe and Ni are 0.94 μm h-1 and 6.03 μm h-1 after 160 h’s measurement, respectively. Cr shows a low corrosion rate of < 0.05μm h-1, which is due to the formation of a relatively stable Cr-Sb layer that may be able to prevent the interdiffusion between the solid substrate and liquid Sb-Sn. Ni has a high corrosion rate because the formed Ni-Sb and Ni-Sn compounds are soluble in the liquid Sb-Sn. The corrosion products of both pure metals and SS can be predicted by thermodynamic and phase diagram analysis. Among the four types of SS, SS430 shows the best corrosion resistance towards liquid Sb-Sb with a corrosion rate of 0.19 μm h-1. Therefore, a liquid Sb-Sn resistant material should have a high Cr content and a low Ni content, and this principle is applicable to design metallic materials not only for LMBs but also for other devices employing liquid Sb- and Sn-containing liquid metals.


1985 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 1133 ◽  
Author(s):  
BG Pound ◽  
MH Abdurrahman ◽  
MP Glucina ◽  
GA Wright ◽  
RM Sharp

The corrosion rates of low-carbon steel, and 304, 316 and 410/420 stainless steels in simulated geothermal media containing hydrogen sulfide have been measured by means of the polarization resistance technique. Good agreement was found between weight-loss and polarization resistance measurements of the corrosion rate for all the metals tested. Carbon steel formed a non-adherent film of mackinawite (Fe1 + xS). The lack of protection afforded to the steel by the film resulted in an approximately constant corrosion rate. The stainless steels also exhibited corrosion rates that were independent of time. However, the 410 and 420 alloys formed an adherent film consisting mainly of troilite ( FeS ) which provided only limited passivity. In contrast, the 304 and 316 alloys appeared to be essentially protected by a passive film which did not seem to involve an iron sulfide phase. However, all the stainless steels, particularly the 410 and 420 alloys, showed pitting, which indicated that some breakdown of the passive films occurred.


DENKI-SEIKO ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuyoshi Kimura ◽  
Katsunori Takada ◽  
Makoto Hobo

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