In situ Colonization of Marine Biofilms on UNS S32760 Duplex Stainless Steel Coupons in Areas with Different Water Qualities： Implications for Corrosion Potential Behavior

In the presence of biofilms, stainless steels （SS） exhibits an increase in corrosion potential, called ennoblement. In the present study, the corrosion potential （Eco,） behavior of the duplex SS UNS S32760 was recorded simultaneously with the in situ marine biofilm formation in two areas at Arraial do Cabo, Southeastern Brazil. The biofilm at Forno Harbor （an anthropogenically disturbed area） was characterized by higher relative abundances of Bacteria at day 2, followed by diatoms （especially Navicula sp.） on day 10 and dinoflagellates on day 18, whereas no clear trend was recorded at Cabo Frio Island （an undisturbed area）. The ennoblement of Ecor values was site-dependent. In a complementary laboratory assay, biofilms were removed and the Eco values registered in sterile conditions for the subsequent 10 days and corroborated in situ results. Understanding biofilms and SS interactions has important implications for materials science and engineering decisions as well as helping to fill in imnortant gaps in this knowledge.

Effects of applied potential on the stress corrosion cracking behavior of 7003 aluminum alloy in acid and alkaline chloride solutions

Potentiodynamic polarization tests and slow strain rate test（SSRT） in combination with fracture morphology observations were conducted to investigate the stress corrosion cracking（SCC） behavior of 7003 aluminum alloy（AA7003） in acid and alkaline chloride solutions under various applied potentials（Ea）. The results show that AA7003 is to a certain extent susceptible to SCC via anodic dissolution（AD） at open-circuit potential（OCP） and is highly susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement（HE） at high negative Ea in the solutions with p H levels of 4 and 11. The susceptibility increases with negative shift in the potential when Ea is less than-1000 m V vs. SCE. However, the susceptibility distinctly decreases because of the inhibition of AD when Ea is equal to-1000 m V vs. SCE. In addition, the SCC susceptibility of AA7003 in the acid chloride solution is higher than that in the alkaline solution at each potential. Moreover, the effect of hydrogen on SCC increases with increasing hydrogen ion concentration.

Electrochemical corrosion behavior of arc sprayed Al-Zn-Si-RE coatings on mild steel in 3.5% NaCl solution

Al-Zn-Si-RE coating with high Al content was deposited on mild steel by arc spraying. The electrochemical behavior of Al-Zn-Si-RE coating in 3.5%NaCl solution was systematically studied by potentiodynamic polarization, corrosion potential (φcor ) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques (EIS). The impedance data were fitted to appropriate equivalent circuits to explain the different electrochemical processes occurring at the electrode-electrolyte interface. The results indicate that Al-Zn-Si-RE coating reveals the similar polarization behavior as Zn-15Al coating. The coating has no passive region in the anodic polarization, but far lower corrosion current and much higher corrosion potential. Al-Zn-Si-RE coating provides effective sacrificial protection for steel substrate and the sacrificial anodic protection plays dominant role during the immersion process. In addition, theφcor evolution and EIS plots indicate that the corrosion process can be divided into five stages: pitting-dissolution-redeposition, activation corrosion, cathodic protection, physical barriers and the coating failure.

Effect of deformation temperature on precipitation, microstructural evolution, mechanical and corrosion behavior of 6082 Al alloy

The influence of cryorolling(CR),room temperature rolling(RTR)and post annealing on precipitation,microstructuralevolution(recovery,recrystallisation and grain growth),mechanical and corrosion behavior,was investigated in the present work.The precipitation kinetics and microstructural morphology of CR,RTR,and post annealed samples were investigated by differentialscanning calorimetry(DSC),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),and electron back scattered diffraction(EBSD)to elucidatethe observed mechanical properties.After annealing at200°C,UTS and hardness of CR samples(345MPa and HV127)wereimproved as compared to RTR samples(320MPa and HV115).The increase in hardness and UTS of CR samples after annealing at200°C was due to precipitation ofβ''from Al matrix,which imparted higher Zener drag effect as compared to RTR samples.Theimprovement in corrosion and pitting potentials was observed for CR samples(?1.321V and?700mV)as compared to RTRsamples(?1.335V and?710mV).In CR samples,heavy dislocation density and dissolution of Mg4Al3Si4-precipitates in the Almatrix have improved corrosion resistance of the alloy through formation of protective passive layer and suppression of galvanic cell,respectively.

Influence of chloride ion concentration on initial corrosion of AZ63 magnesium alloy

The initial corrosion behavior of AZ63 magnesium alloy was investigated in 1,3,5 and 7 wt.%NaCl solutions by means of corrosion potential,linear polarization,electrochemical impedance spectroscopy,and polarization measurements,during exposure in the corrosion media.Results show that the increase in chloride concentration provokes an increase in the corrosion rate.Based on the obtained kinetics parameters the mechanisms of anodic dissolution and hydrogen evolution reactions were discussed,and kinetic models were proposed.It is concluded that anodic dissolution proceeds under Temkin conditions and hydrogen evolution reaction depends on the surface coverage of Mg(OH);species.

Cyclic voltammetry and potentiodynamic polarization studies of chalcopyrite concentrate in glycine medium

Cyclic voltammetry and potentiodynamic polarization analyses were utilized to investigate the mechanism and kinetics of glycine leaching reactions for chalcopyrite.The effects of pH(9−12),temperature(30−90℃)and glycine concentration(0−2 mol/L)on corrosion current density,corrosion potential and cyclic voltammograms were investigated using chalcopyrite concentrate−carbon paste electrodes.Results showed that an increase in the glycine concentration from 0 to 2 mol/L led to an increased oxidation peak current density.Under the same conditions,corrosion current density was found to change from approximately 28 to 89μA/cm2,whereas corrosion potential was decreased from−80 to−130 mV.Elevated temperatures enhanced the measured current densities up to 60℃;however,above this level,current density was observed to decrease.A similar current density behavior was determined with pH.A pH change from 9 to 10.5 resulted in an increase in current density and pH higher than 10.5 gave rise to a reduced current density.In addition,the thermodynamic stability of copper and iron oxides was found to increase at higher temperatures.

Corrosion products of reverse crevice corrosion of copper

Open-circuit potential measurements and Raman spectroscopy were used to investigate the reverse crevice corrosion phenomenon and its corresponding corrosion products. With the aid of these techniques, the existence of reverse-crevice corrosion in copper was verified, i.e., while the surface of a crevice was corrosion free, the outside surface of the copper was attacked. The processes associated with this phe-nomenon were classified into three phases, and different compositions of the corrosion products were determined. Raman spectra showed that copper and Cu2O were found in the crevice, while CuO, Cu2O, and CuCl2 were the corrosion products on the bold surface. Based on these findings, a hypothesis relating to the three phases of reverse crevice corrosion has been proposed.

Effects of chloride ion concentration and pH values on the corrosion behavio of Cr12Ni3Co12Mo4W ultra-high-strength martensitic stainless steel

The effects of Cl ion concentration and pH values on the corrosion behavior of Cr12Ni3Co12Mo4W ultra-high-strength martensitic stainless steel（UHSMSS） were investigated by a series of electrochemical tests combined with observations by stereology microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. A critical Cl- ion concentration was found to exist（approximately 0.1wt%）, above which pitting occurred. The pitting potential decreased with increasing Cl- ion concentration. A UHSMSS specimen tempered at 600°C exhibited a better pitting corrosion resistance than the one tempered at 400°C. The corrosion current density and passive current density of the UHSMSS tempered at 600°C decreased with increasing pH values of the corrosion solution. The pits developed a shallower dish geometry with increasing polarization potential. A lacy cover on the pits of the UHSMSS tempered at 400°C accelerated pitting, whereas corrosion products deposited in the pits of the UHSMSS tempered at 600°C hindered pitting.

Nickel multilayers and their effects on bend fatigue strength of leads

Nickel is commonly coated on the outer leads for T8 metal package. The leadselectrodeposited by conventional dull or bright nickel over 5μm at direct current from Watt bathare hard to pass the bend fatigue test for three times. Nickel electrodeposited at multi waveformcurrent including direct current, single and double pulse from sulfamate bath can improve the bendfatigue strength of leads. Such nickel plating has a multilayer structure, its morphology ofsublayers can be clearly seen in its cross section with SEM. The electrochemical study shows thatthese sublayers have different corrosion potentials. The bend fatigue test of leads with suchplating for T8 metal package shows that the number of bend increases with the decrease of averagecurrent density of multi waveform, which can be attributed to the reduction of every sublayerthickness and the increase of layer numbers under the same condition of total thickness.

Data mining to effect of key alloying elements on corrosion resistance of low alloy steels in Sanya seawater environmentAlloying Elements

In this paper,the relationship model between seawater environment,chemical composition and corrosion potential of low alloy steel is established and the distribution of corrosion potential of low alloy steel with changes in key alloying elements is excavated.The research was carried out with the following steps:Firstly,the relationship model between corrosion potential of low alloy steel and its influencing factors was established by data dimension reduction and artificial neural network(ANN).Secondly,key alloying elements of experimental steels were selected out by Pearson correlation analysis,then the corrosion resistance element model was visualized to show the effect of key alloying elements on corrosion potential of low alloy steel.Finally,corrosion potential of low alloy steel with the change of key alloying elements was classified and visualized by classification method.The mining results can reflect the validity of the proposed mining methods to a certain extent and provide an intuitive data basis for the development of high-quality and low-cost low alloy steels.

Effect of Ni Content on Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of Al/Sn－9Zn－xNi/Cu Joints

The effects of Ni content on the microstructure and the wetting behavior of Sn-9Zn-xNi solders on Al and Cu substrates, as well as the mechanical properties and electrochemical corrosion behavior of Al/Sn-9Zn-xNi/Cu solder joints, were investigated. The microstructure of Sn-gZn-xNi revealed that tiny Zn and coarsened Ni5Zn21 phases dispersed in theβ-Sn matrix. The wettability of Sn-9Zn-xNi solders on Al substrate was much better than that on Cu substrate. With increasing Ni content, the wettability on Cu substrate was slightly improved but became worse on Al substrate. In the Al/Sn-9Zn-xNi/Cu joints, an Al4.2Cu3.2Zn0.7 intermetallic compound （IMC） layer formed at the Sn-gZn-xNi/Cu interfaces, while an Al-Zn-Sn solid solution layer formed at the Sn-9Zn-xNi/Al interface. The mixed compounds of Ni3Sna and Al3Ni dispersed in the solder matrix and coarsened with increasing Ni content, thus leading to a reduction in shear strength of the Al/Sn-9Zn- xNi/Cu joints. Al particles were segregated at both interfaces in the solder joints. The corrosion potentials of Sn-9Zn-xNi solders continuously increased with increasing Ni content. The Al/Sn-9Zn-0.25Ni/Cu joint was found to have the best electrochemical corrosion resistance in 5% NaCl solution.

Corrosion Evolution of Low Alloy Steel in Deaerated Bicarbonate Solutions

Corrosion evolution during immersion tests （up to 43 days） of NiCu steel in deaerated 0.1 mol/L bicarbonate solutions was investigated by electrochemical measurements, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and X-ray diffraction （XRD）. Results show that NiCu steel transformed from the anodic dissolution in the early stage of immersion to a metastable passive state in the final stage as the open-circuit potential value shifted positively, which was aroused by the precipitation of corrosion products. This process was mainly promoted by the trace amount of oxygen. Simultaneously, dominant cathodic reaction transformed from the hydrogen evolution in early stage to reduction processes of corrosion products in later stages. Possible corrosion processes were discussed with the assistance of a corresponding Pourbaix diagram.