Effect of Stress on the Corrosion Behaviors of X70 Steel in NaHCO3/NaCl Solution
Electrochemical impedance spectrum (EIS) technology and microscope analysis were used to investigate the corrosion behaviors of X70 pipeline steel in 0.5 M NaHCO3 + 0.5 M NaCl mix solution. The effects of applied stress on the open circuit potential (OCP), polarization resistance and surface microscope were summarized. The results show that OCP of X70 steel decreased linely with applied stress increasing. The polarization resistance also decreased with the increase of stress. The electrode reaction on X70 steel surface changed from activation control to diffusion control and mixed control and corrosion resistance of X70 pipeline steel declined. The number and the diameter size of pit on the sample surface increase with applied stress increasing.