X65 low carbon steel was exposed to Co-60 radiation source with 1.25 MeV gamma rays, and cumulatively absorbed gamma irradiation doses（1, 2, and 3 Mgy） were obtained after different exposure time（333, 667, and 100...X65 low carbon steel was exposed to Co-60 radiation source with 1.25 MeV gamma rays, and cumulatively absorbed gamma irradiation doses（1, 2, and 3 Mgy） were obtained after different exposure time（333, 667, and 1000 h）. The effect of cumulative gamma irradiation on microstructure and corrosion behaviour of the carbon steel in unirradiated aerobic Beishan groundwater at 25℃ was investigated by using positron annihilation, scanning vibrating electrode, and electrochemical techniques. Cumulative gamma irradiation increases vacancy intensity and decreases open circuit potential（OCP） of carbon steel. They indicate that the irradiated carbon steel is activated. Measured current density distribution above the irradiated carbon steel shows that cumulative gamma irradiation accelerates localized corrosion after 0.5 h of immersion. In contrast, the analysis of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of the irradiated carbon steel indicates that localized corrosion is transformed into general corrosion after 12 h of immersion, which is also accelerated by cumulative gamma irradiation.展开更多
基金supported by Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences[QYZDY-SSWJSC012]National Natural Science Foundation[No.51771211]+1 种基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China[2017YFB0702100,2016YFE0105200]Key Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[ZDRW-CN-2017-1]
文摘X65 low carbon steel was exposed to Co-60 radiation source with 1.25 MeV gamma rays, and cumulatively absorbed gamma irradiation doses（1, 2, and 3 Mgy） were obtained after different exposure time（333, 667, and 1000 h）. The effect of cumulative gamma irradiation on microstructure and corrosion behaviour of the carbon steel in unirradiated aerobic Beishan groundwater at 25℃ was investigated by using positron annihilation, scanning vibrating electrode, and electrochemical techniques. Cumulative gamma irradiation increases vacancy intensity and decreases open circuit potential（OCP） of carbon steel. They indicate that the irradiated carbon steel is activated. Measured current density distribution above the irradiated carbon steel shows that cumulative gamma irradiation accelerates localized corrosion after 0.5 h of immersion. In contrast, the analysis of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of the irradiated carbon steel indicates that localized corrosion is transformed into general corrosion after 12 h of immersion, which is also accelerated by cumulative gamma irradiation.
