TY - JOUR
T1 - Corrosion behavior of alloy 625 in PbSO4-Pb3O4-PbCl2- ZnO-10 Wt pct CdO molten salt medium
AU - Mohammadi Zahrani, E.
AU - Alfantazi, A. M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Financial support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Teck Metals Ltd. is gratefully acknowledged. Also, the first author (Ehsan Mohammadi Zahrani) expresses his gratitude toward the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for providing the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and the University of British Columbia (UBC) for providing the Killam Doctoral Fellowship and Four Years Doctoral Fellowship.
PY - 2012/8
Y1 - 2012/8
N2 - Corrosion behavior and degradation mechanisms of alloy 625 under a 47.288 PbSO4-12.776 Pb3O4-6.844PbCl2-23.108ZnO-10CdO (wt pct) molten salt mixture under air atmosphere were studied at 873 K, 973 K, and 1073 K (60°C, 70°C, and 80°C). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), open circuit potential (OCP) measurements, and potentiodynamic polarization techniques were used to evaluate the degradation mechanisms and characterize the corrosion behavior of the alloy. Morphology, chemical composition, and phase structure of the corrosion products and surface layers of the corroded specimens were studied by scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray (SEM/EDX) and X-ray map analyses. Results confirmed that during the exposure of alloy 625 to the molten salt, chromium was mainly dissolved through an active oxidation process as CrO3, Cr2O3, and CrNbO4, while nickel dissolved only as NiO in the system. Formation of a porous and nonprotective oxide layer with low resistance is responsible for the weak protective properties of the barrier layer at high temperatures of 973 K and 1073 K (70°C and 80°C). There were two kinds of attack for INCONEL 625, including general surface corrosion and pitting. Pitting corrosion occurred due to the breakdown of the initial oxide layer by molten salt dissolution of the oxide or oxide cracking.
AB - Corrosion behavior and degradation mechanisms of alloy 625 under a 47.288 PbSO4-12.776 Pb3O4-6.844PbCl2-23.108ZnO-10CdO (wt pct) molten salt mixture under air atmosphere were studied at 873 K, 973 K, and 1073 K (60°C, 70°C, and 80°C). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), open circuit potential (OCP) measurements, and potentiodynamic polarization techniques were used to evaluate the degradation mechanisms and characterize the corrosion behavior of the alloy. Morphology, chemical composition, and phase structure of the corrosion products and surface layers of the corroded specimens were studied by scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray (SEM/EDX) and X-ray map analyses. Results confirmed that during the exposure of alloy 625 to the molten salt, chromium was mainly dissolved through an active oxidation process as CrO3, Cr2O3, and CrNbO4, while nickel dissolved only as NiO in the system. Formation of a porous and nonprotective oxide layer with low resistance is responsible for the weak protective properties of the barrier layer at high temperatures of 973 K and 1073 K (70°C and 80°C). There were two kinds of attack for INCONEL 625, including general surface corrosion and pitting. Pitting corrosion occurred due to the breakdown of the initial oxide layer by molten salt dissolution of the oxide or oxide cracking.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11661-011-0996-1
DO - 10.1007/s11661-011-0996-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84864631264
SN - 1073-5623
VL - 43
SP - 2857
EP - 2868
JO - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
JF - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
IS - 8
ER -