Analysis of cracks origin behaviors during sulfide stress corrosion (SSC) in HSLA steel at different temperatures by electrochemical noise

The sulfide stress corrosion(SSC)behaviors of the high strength low alloy steel at the different temperatures were investigated by the microstructural observation and electrochemical noise(EN)analysis.With the corrosion temperature increasing from 20 to 40℃,SSC ruptured time is prolonged.The increase in corrosion temperature results in the decrease of the saturation solubility of H_(2)S in the solution and thus increases pH value of solution.The increase in corrosion temperature decreases the size of the holes and cracks in the corrosion product film on the surface of the sample,which is due to the formation of the dense FeS corrosion product film.The current kurtosis results indicate that the time for the first occurrence of crack initiation is postponed by the increase in the corrosion temperature.The standard deviation of current noise signals,current kurtosis,power spectral density and energy distribution plot results shows a great consistency,which suggests that EN analysis method can reflect SSC behaviors in real time.

Effect of pH and applied stress on hydrogen sulfide stress corrosion behavior of HSLA steel based on electrochemical noise analysis

The influence mechanism of pH and the externally applied stress on sulfide stress corrosion cracking behavior based on the joint analysis of the in situ electrochemical noise and microstructure was studied.The results showed that{\mathrm{H}}^{+}in solution changes the composition and structure of corrosion product film by affecting the concentration of{\mathrm{S}}^{2-}and{\mathrm{Fe}}^{2+}near the anode surface.When the pH increased from 2.6 to 3.6 and 4.6,the corrosion product film changed from porous Mackinawite to dense and stable FeS.The change in corrosion product type delayed the crack initiation time by 10.5 and 45.5 h,while the uniform corrosion time was prolonged by 6.1 and 46 h,respectively,delaying SSC behavior.After increasing the applied stress,the local plastic deformation on the material surface increases the porosity and crack rate of the corrosion product film and becomes a fast propagation channel for SSC cracks.When the applied stress is 110%of the actual yield strength of the material,the initiation time of stress corrosion cracking is 6 and 18.1 h earlier than that of 90%and 100%,respectively.The local corrosion time was extended by 23.5 and 8.2 h,respectively,accelerating SSC behavior.