Erosion-corrosion Behavior of a High Strength Low Alloy Steel in Flowing 3.5%NaCl Solution

doi:10.11902/1005.4537.2023.242

Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection

2024, Vol. 44

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Erosion-corrosion Behavior of a High Strength Low Alloy Steel in Flowing 3.5%NaCl Solution

FU Jiangyue¹^,², GUO Jianxi³, YANG Yange²(

), LENG Zhe¹(

), WANG Wen⁴

1. School of Marine Engineering Equipment, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, China
2. Shi -changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
3. Naval Logistics Academy, Tianjin 300450, China
4. Shengyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China

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FU Jiangyue, GUO Jianxi, YANG Yange, LENG Zhe, WANG Wen. Erosion-corrosion Behavior of a High Strength Low Alloy Steel in Flowing 3.5%NaCl Solution. Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection, 2024, 44(3): 585-600.

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Abstract

Erosion corrosion behavior of a newly developed high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel in flowing 3.5%NaCl solution was systematically investigated via a home-made rotating erosion device, mass loss measurement, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiodynamic polarization curve measurement, as well as macroscopic/microscopic characterization of corrosion morphology and Raman spectroscopy. The results revealed that the mass loss of the HSLA steel in flowing 3.5%NaCl solution exceeded that in static immersion test by over 10 times. Failure of the HSLA steel in both static immersion and dynamic erosion conditions exhibited three distinct stages. Degradation of the HSLA steel in static immersion conditions primarily manifested in the second and third stages. In contrast, the corrosion resistance of the HSLA steel in dynamic erosion conditions rapidly declined in the first stage. Flow erosion may hinder the formation of a stable corrosion product scale of α-FeOOH. The relevant accelerating corrosion mechanism may primarily be ascribed to the following two aspects: accelerating the mass transfer of O₂, Cl^- and other species, and compromising the passivation film as well as the integrity of the corrosion product film.

Key words: high strength low alloy steel erosion corrosion single phase flow electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) potentiodynamic polarization

Received: 07 August 2023 32134.14.1005.4537.2023.242

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Fund: National Natural Science Foundation of China(51401217)

Corresponding Authors: YANG Yange, E-mail: ygyang@imr.ac.cn;
LENG Zhe, E-mail: lengzhe@zjou.edu.cn

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Fig.1 Optical microscope of HSLA steel

Fig.2 Rotary erosion device: (a) front view, (b) vertical view

Fig.3 Mass losses (a) and corrosion rates (b) of HSLA steel during static immersion and dynamic erosion

Fig.4 Proportions of mass losses caused by accelerated corrosion of corrosive fluid and static immersion

Fig.5 Changes of low frequency impedance modulus of HSLA steel during static immersion and dynamic erosion

Fig.6 EIS results of HSLA steel after static immersion: (a, b) stage Ⅰ, (c, d) stage Ⅱ, (e, f) stage Ⅲ

Fig.7 EIS results of HSLA steel after dynamic erosion: (a, b) stage Ⅰ, (c, d) stage Ⅱ, (e, f) stage Ⅲ

Fig.8 Equivalent circuits of EIS of HSLA steel after static immersion (a) and dynamic erosion (b)

Fig.9 Variations of corrosion product layer resistance (a) and charge transfer resistance (b) of HSLA steel with time

Fig.10 Polarization curves of HSLA steel after static immersion for different time: (a) stage Ⅰ, (b) stage Ⅱ, (c) stage Ⅲ

Fig.11 Polarization curves of HSLA steel after dynamic erosion for different time: (a) stage Ⅰ, (b) stage Ⅱ, (c) stage Ⅲ

Table 1 Fitting parameters of polarization curves of HSLA steel after static immersion and dynamic erosion

Fig.12 Macroscopic morphologies of HSLA steel after static immersion for 2 h (a), 12 h (b), 72 h (c), 216 h (d), 288 h (e),384 h (f) and 480 h (g)

Fig.13 Macroscopic morphologies of HSLA steel after dynamic erosion for 2 h (a), 12 h (b), 72 h (c), 216 h (d), 288 h (e),384 h (f) and 480 h (g)

Fig.14 SEM image of microstructure of HSLA steel

Fig.15 Microscopic morphologies of HSLA steel after static immersion for 2 h (a), 12 h (b), 72 h (c), 216 h (d), 288 h (e),384 h (f) and 480 h (g)

Fig.16 Microscopic morphologies of HSLA steel after dynamic erosion for 2 h (a), 12 h (b), 72 h (c), 216 h (d), 288 h (e), 384 h (f) and 480 h (g)

Fig.17 Raman spectra of corrosion products formed on HSLA steel after static immersion (a) and dynamic erosion (b) for different time

Table 2 Raman shifts of various typical corrosion products in literatures^[47~50]

Fig.18 Corrosion mechanism of HSLA steel during static immersion: (a) stage Ⅰ, (b) stage Ⅱ, (c) stage Ⅲ

Fig.19 Corrosion mechanism of HSLA steel during dynamic erosion: (a) stage Ⅰ, (b) stage Ⅱ, (c) stage Ⅲ

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