scholarly journals Corrosion Product Film of a Medium-Mn Steel Exposed to Simulated Marine Splash Zone Environment

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 5652
Author(s):  
Xinyong Yan ◽  
Shumei Kang ◽  
Meiling Xu ◽  
Pengyu Li

The corrosion behavior of a medium-Mn steel in a simulated marine splash zone was studied by a dry–wet cyclic corrosion experiment and electrochemical experiment. The corrosion products were characterized by corrosion rate calculation, composition detection, morphology observation, element distribution detection, valence analysis, polarization curve, and electrochemical impedance test. The results show that the corrosion products of the sample mainly include γ-FeOOH, FexOy, MnxOy, and a small amount of (Fe,Mn)xOy, and the valence state of iron compounds and manganese compounds in different corrosion stages changed obviously. In the initial corrosion products, Mn is enriched significantly and facilitates the electrochemical reaction of corrosion process. The content of Ni in the inner rust layer is high. The semi-quantitative analysis of the corrosion product elements shows that the atomic concentrations of Cr and Mo increase significantly in later corrosion products, indicating that the dense isolation layer formed by alloy element compounds in the corroded layer is the main factor to improve the protection ability of the rust layer at the end corrosion stage of the sample. With the corrosion durations, the corrosion current density of the sample with the corrosion product film first increases and then decreases, and the corrosion potential first moves negative and then shifts in a positive direction subsequently, indicating that the protective effect of the corrosion product film is gradually significant.

Author(s):  
Xinyong Yan ◽  
Ling Yan ◽  
Shumei Kang ◽  
Xiangyu Qi ◽  
Meiling Xu ◽  
...  

Abstract The corrosion behavior of a high manganese steel in simulated marine splash zone environment was studied by dry-wet cyclic corrosion experiment and electrochemical experiment. Corrosion kinetics, composition, surface morphology, cross-section morphology, element distribution, valence state, polarization curve and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were analyzed with the aim of characterizing the characteristics of corrosion product films. The results show that in chloride-containing environment, in the initial corrosion products, Mn oxides with porous structure lead to higher corrosion rate. As corrosion extends, the formation of alloy element oxides in corrosion products changes the corrosion properties of rust layers at different stages. Mo oxides form a stable passivation film, which reduces the influence of chloride ion on corrosion. Ni oxides in the inner rust layer facilitate the transformation of goethite, and Cr oxides in the outer rust layer increase the densification of the rust layer. The stability and compactness of Fe3O4, α-FeOOH and FeCr2O4 in the later corrosion products inhibit the corrosion action of manganese iron oxides and slow down the corrosion rate. With the corrosion durations, the corrosion current density of the sample with the corrosion product film first increases and then decreases, and the corrosion potential first moves negative and then shifts in a positive direction subsequently, indicating that the protective effect of the corrosion product film is gradually significant.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 914-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingjiu Yuan ◽  
Chaoyi Chen ◽  
Junqi Li ◽  
Bianli Quan ◽  
Linzhu Wang ◽  
...  

The growth mechanism of product film on steel surface in sulfur-containing sodium aluminate solution was studied with relevance to processing of high-sulfur bauxite ores in Bayer process. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), potentiodynamic polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were used to study the growth of corrosion product film on 12Cr1MoV steel in sodium aluminate solution containing 5 g/L S2– and 3 g/L S2O2– 3. Results indicated that the corrosion rate gradually decreased with increasing corrosion time (t). The fitted corrosion rate equation was V = 4.365t–0.809. The corrosion resistance was highest after 5 d. The growth evolution of the product film was divided into three stages: film formation, film conversion and film growth. The final corrosion product film comprised an inner film layer mainly composed of Fe3O4 and an outer film layer mainly composed of FeS, FeS2 and Fe2O3.


Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1227
Author(s):  
Xu Zhao ◽  
Yuhong Qi ◽  
Jintao Wang ◽  
Tianxiang Peng ◽  
Zhanping Zhang ◽  
...  

To study the effect of weld and defects on the corrosion behavior of nickel aluminum bronze (UNS C95810) in 3.5% NaCl solution, the weight loss, X-ray diffraction, optical microscope, scanning electron microscope and electrochemical test of the specimen with weld and defects were investigated. The results show that the presence of weld and defects increases the corrosion rate of bronze. Weld does not change the structure of the corrosion product film, but defects induce a lack of the protective outermost corrosion product in bronze. Weld makes the corrosion product film in the early stage more porous. Defects always produce an increase in the dissolution rate of the bronze.


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Ding ◽  
Rong Zhao ◽  
Zhenbo Qin ◽  
Zhong Wu ◽  
Liqiang Wang ◽  
...  

The in-situ studies of the corrosion product film on nickel-aluminum bronze are significant for explaining the mechanism of its corrosion resistance. In this paper, the corrosion behavior of nickel-aluminum bronze and the formation process of the protective film in 3.5 wt % NaCl solution are systematically investigated. The results of scanning electron microscope analysis and electrochemical tests indicate that the corrosion resistance of nickel-aluminum bronze is improved due to the formation of the corrosion product film. The change of local electrochemical property on the corrosion product film during the immersion time is evaluated via in-situ scanning vibrating electrode technique, and it reveals the evolution rules of ionic flux in real time. The formation process of the protective film on different phases in nickel-aluminum bronze is observed directly by in-situ atomic force microscopy as height change measurements. The α phases at different locations present different corrosion behaviors, and the lamellar α phase within the α + κIII eutectoid structure gets more serious corrosion attack. The κ phases establish a stable and dense protective film in short time, preventing the corrosion attack effectively. The β′ phase, however, suffers the most serious corrosion damage until a protective film is formed after 150 min of immersion.


2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (25) ◽  
pp. 13919-13925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuqi Zheng ◽  
Chengshuang Zhou ◽  
Xingyang Chen ◽  
Lin Zhang ◽  
Jinyang Zheng ◽  
...  

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