Formation of artificial micro‐pits on Al alloy with the photon rupture method and the localized corrosion behavior of the formed pits

An in situ artificial micro‐pit fabrication method with an area selective electrochemical measurement technique was applied to investigate the effect of the geometry of artificially formed pits on their localized corrosion behavior in anodized 1000 series aluminum. This technique enables the fabrication of artificial micro‐pits with different aspect ratios (pit depth/pit diameter) in solutions. The aspect ratios of the fabricated artificial micro‐pits in this experiment could be varied from 0.13 to 1.83 by controlling the irradiation time of the focused pulsed YAG laser beam. By applying a constant potential to the final laser‐beam‐irradiated spot in chloride environments, localized dissolution occurred only at the laser beam irradiated area, because the anodic oxide film acted as an insulator. The corrosion current and charge increase with increasing aspect ratio at any applied potential. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Anodic Behavior of Nickel-Chromium Alloys in Sodium Chloride Solutions: Pitting and Transpassivity

Anodic potentiodynamic and chronoamperometric curves on nickel-chromium alloys (2–50 wt % Cr) are obtained in NaCl solutions at various concentration, pH, and temperature. The dependences of pitting and repassivation potentials on the concentration and temperature are determined for alloy with 20 wt % Cr. The effect of the Cr content and pH on the anodic behavior of the alloys, in particular, the transition from a pitting breakdown of passivity to transpassivation, is shown. Quantitative time dependences of the current in the passive range are obtained and the steady-state values of this current are determined. The corrosion potential of the alloy with 20 wt % Cr is measured. Cathodic voltamograms for passive and chloride-ion-activated surface of the alloy are obtained.     

Corrosion resistances of passive films on low‐Cr steel and carbon steel in simulated concrete pore solution

The passive ranges of carbon steel rebar and 3Cr steel rebar in saturated Ca(OH)₂‐simulated concrete pore solution with pH 12.6 were determined by means of cyclic voltammetry and potentiodynamic polarization curves. Chronopotentiometry was used to obtain steady‐state conditions for the formation of passive films on rebar samples at different anodic potentials. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, Mott–Schottky and X‐ray photoelectron spectrometer curves were employed to compare the formed passive films at different potentials. Additionally, cyclic polarization curves were used to compare the corrosion resistances of formed passive films on the two rebars in saturated Ca(OH)₂‐simulated concrete pore solution with different concentration of Cl^?. The results show that the passive ranges of the two rebars are all between ?0.15 and +0.6 V, and more stable passive films can be formed on both rebars at the anodic potential of +0.3 V. In the absence of Cl^?, the stability and corrosion resistance of the passive film formed on the 3Cr rebar are better than those of CS rebar. The passive film of 3Cr steel has the relatively better pitting corrosion resistance than carbon steel in saturated Ca(OH)₂‐simulated concrete pore solution that contains different concentration of Cl^?. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

锈蚀槽钢受弯承载力试验研究

通过7根锈蚀槽钢构件和2根未锈蚀槽钢构件的受弯试验,研究了锈蚀对槽钢受弯承载力的影响。试验表明:锈蚀槽钢的承载力随其点蚀因子的增大而降低;翼缘的锈蚀对钢构件受弯承载力的影响较腹板显著,其中受压翼缘与受拉翼缘影响程度基本相同。最后,结合试验结果,利用Matlab软件分别对锈蚀槽钢试件上、下翼缘点蚀因子与构件受弯承载力损失值进行数据拟合,定性地给出上、下翼缘点蚀因子与受弯承载力损失比之间的关系式。     

Effects of High Salt Concentration and Residue on Copper and Aluminum Corrosion

Traditional researches on metal corrosion under salt solutions deposit conditions are usually carried out by visual, electron microscopic observations and simple electrochemical measurement via a traditional one-piece electrode. These techniques have difficulties in measuring localized corrosion that frequently occur in inhomogeneous media. This paper reports the results from the experiments using specially shaped coupons and a relatively new method of measuring heterogeneous electrochemical processes, namely, the wire beam electrode(WBE). Preliminary results from copper and aluminum corrosion in highly concentrated sodium chloride solutions with and without solid deposits show that the method is useful in simulating and studying corrosion especially localized corrosion in pipelines.     

碳钢在NaNO_2-NaCl溶液中的电流波动

用动电位和恒电位极化法研究了A3碳钢在NaNO2＿NaCl溶液体系中的电流波动特征.A3钢在不含Cl-的0.1mol/LNaNO2溶液中能保持良好的钝态,当加入一定浓度的Cl-后,电流出现了明显的快速上升,再缓慢下降的波动特征,表明此时碳钢表面生成了溶解较快而再钝化相对较慢的亚稳态孔蚀.实验中可观察到因电流波动而产生的累积腐蚀损伤的蚀孔.实验表明,随着Cl-浓度的增加,出现亚稳态孔蚀的初始电位Em降低,相应的电流波动峰值增大,峰频增加;而升高电位,则电流波动的峰值和峰频也都增加,况且再钝化时间延长,由此可见电位的升高促进了亚稳态孔的溶解,并能激活更多的活性点使孔诱发速率增大.     

Phase transition and pitting corrosion behaviour for Mo—implanted aluminium

Molybdenum ions are implanted into aluminium with high ion flux and high dose at elevated temperatures of 200℃, 400℃ and 500℃. Due to the high temperature and high flux of vacancies and interstitial atoms, the atom diffusion and chemical effects are enhanced during the ion implantation. The effects increase with increasing ion flux and dose, so that new phase formation and phase transition emerge noticeably. X-ray diffraction analysis shows that when the aluminium is implanted with Mo ions at a low ion flux (25μA/cm²), the Al₅Mo alloy is formed. The atomic ratio of Mo/Al of the Al₅Mo phase is close to 20%. When the aluminium is implanted with Mo ions at a high ion flux (50μA/cm²), the phase transition from Al₅Mo to Al₁₂Mo appears, and the latter is dominant, which is determined to be the final phase. The ratio of Mo/Al in Al₁₂Mo is 7.7%. Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy indicates also that the Mo/Al atom ratio is ～7% to ～8% in Mo-implanted aluminium. The atomic ratios of the constituents in Al₅Mo and Al₁₂Mo are of stoichiometric composition for these alloys. The thicknesses of the Al₁₂Mo alloy layers for Mo-implanted Al with ion doses of 3×10¹⁷/cm² and 1×10¹⁸/cm² are 550nm and 2000nm, respectively. The pitting corrosion potential V_p increases obviously. It is clear that due to the formation of Al₁₂Mo alloy layer, the pitting corrosion resistance is enhanced.     

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for surface film analysis in corrosion research

Surface films on metals and alloys often protect them from reaction with the environment, and hence a knowledge of their protective properties and composition could be invaluable for predicting their corrosion behaviour. XPS (x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) could provide a quantitative analysis of the chemical composition, the nature of valence states and elemental distribution within the surface films. The present paper reviews the potential of this technique in corrosion studies. A brief review of the work done on the passivation of iron and iron-chromium alloys and on the inhibition studies on copper base alloys has been given. A few examples of investigations carried out at authors’ laboratory are also included. An attempt has been made to establish a correlation between the compositions of the films formed and corrosion behaviour of carbon steel in 10.5 pH lithium hydroxide solution and of Cu-Ni alloys and sacrificial Al-Zn-Sn alloys in synthetic sea-water.     

Corrosion resistance in chloride solution of the AlSi10Mg alloy obtained by means of LPBF

The paper deals with the corrosion resistance in chloride solutions of an AlSi10Mg alloy obtained by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) process. The potentiodynamic tests were carried out in solutions having different chloride contents. The results emphasize the role of chloride concentration on localized corrosion. The increase of concentration reduces pitting potential. In addition, the influence of the post-processing heat treatment temperature was recognized. Penetrating attacks occurred either on after low temperatures stress relieving or specimens without any treatment, promoted by selective dissolution of the α-Al phase stimulated by galvanic coupling with noble silicon precipitates at the border of the melt pool. Such penetrating morphology was not observed after heat treatments at high temperature.     

Interferometric Sensor for Electrochemical Studies of Metallic Alloys in Aqueuos Solution

In a previous study a mathematical model relating surface and bulk behaviors of metals in aqueous solution was developed. The model was established based on principles of holographic interferometry for measuring microsurface dissolution, i.e., mass loss, and on those of electrochemistry for measuring the bulk electronic current, i.e., corrosion current. In the present work, an interferometric sensor was built based on the above model, and the corrosion current density of coated copper and brass in seawater were obtained using this sensor. The interferometric sensor was also utilized for the first time to measure the initial stage of the anodization process (oxidation) of aluminium samples in aqueous solution. This was carried out chemically in different acid concentrations (3.125–25% H₂SO₄) at room temperature. The sensor was further used for observation of catalytic activities, i.e., pitting corrosion, which occurred subsequent to the anodization of the aluminium samples in aqueous solutions, after an oxide film had been formed.