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Corrosion
and
Crevice
Corrosion
(Corrosion
Engineering)
Pi#ng
Corrosion
Lecture
Outline
Deni:on
Examples
Observa:on
Mechanism
Eect
of
Environment
Eect
of
Alloy
Composi:on
Pi#ng
Corrosion
Other
Alloys
Impacts
Types of Corrosion
Uniform
Galvanic
corrosion
Pi#ng
corrosion
Crevice
corrosion
Intergranular
corrosion
Selec:ve
leaching
Erosion
corrosion
and
fre#ng
Environmentally
induced
cracking
Hydrogen
damage
Log(icorr)
Addi:on
of
chloride
Transpassive
Pi#ng
corrosion
Passive
MS-
SHE
Change
in
environment
aects
the
current
response
Higher
passive
current
Signicant
current
increase
before
transpassivity
Ac:ve
pi#ng
Metastable
pi#ng
Erep
Epit
MS-
SHE
Log(icorr)
Transpassive
1.
4.
2.
3.
Erep
Epit
MS-
SHE
Mechanism
Ini:a:on
1
Mul:ple
mechanisms
suggested:
Chloride
adsorp:on.
(a)
Mechanism
Ini:a:on
2
Structural
defects
(grain
boundaries
or
disloca:on
pile
ups).
Weaken
passive
lm.
Preferen:al
passive
lm
dissolu:on
exposing
the
bare
material
and
ini:a:ng
pi#ng
corrosion.
Passive
lm
Passive lm
Passive lm
Passive lm
Mechanism
Ini:a:on
3
Chemical
heterogenei:es.
Such
as
Manganese
Sulde
(MnS)
in
Stainless
Steels.
Weak
passive
lm
Suggested
mechanism:
MnS
dissolve
preferen:ally
Bare
surface
exposed
Pi#ng
corrosion
ini:ates
OR
MnS/Matrix
galvanic
cell
Matrix
dissolve
and
undercut
MnS
Bare
surface
exposed
Pi#ng
corrosion
ini:ates
Passive lm
Passive lm
MnS
Passive lm
Passive lm
Erep
Pi#ng Poten:al
Poten:al
Epit
Current
density
100 A/cm2
Time
Pi#ng
Resistance
Equivalent
Number
(PREN)
empirical
equa:on
to
rank
stainless
steels
PREN=
Cr+3.3(Mo+0.5W)+16N
1N
3N
Saturated
NiCl2
3.0
2.7
2.7
FeCl2
2.1
0.8
0.2
CrCl3
1.1
-0.3
-1.4
Impact
High
localized
stress
leading
to
fracture
(failed
axle)
Explosion
if
under
pressure
Lecture
Review
Require
passive
alloy
and
chloride
solu:on
Pi#ng
poten:al:
Ecorr<Epit
:
no
corrosion
Ecorr>Epit
:
corrosion
anode
in
the
pit
and
cathode
outside
Solu:on
in
the
pit
contains
chloride
and
low
pH
Compe::on:
Crea.on>Diusion:
corrosion
Crea.on<Diusion:
no
corrosion
Chloride,
temperature
and
alloy
composi:on
greatly
aect
pi#ng
corrosion
Nickel
alloys,
aluminum
alloys,
copper
and
others
may
suer
pi#ng
corrosion
Crevice Corrosion
Crevice
Corrosion
Lecture
Outline
Deni:on
Examples
Observa:on
Mechanism
Eect
of
Environment
Eect
of
Alloy
Composi:on
Pi#ng
Corrosion
Other
Alloys
Impacts
Observa:on
Visual:
Expose
creviced
specimens
and
perform
visual
assessment
of
crevice
corrosion
Amount
of
feet
having
corroded
Extent
of
corrosion
Observa:on 2
Electrochemically:
Log(icorr)
Transpassive
Passive
Ecrev
Epit
MS-
SHE
Mechanisms
Three
models
suggested:
Acidica:on:
similar
to
pi#ng
corrosion
IR
drop:
poten:al
drop
due
to
solu:on
resistance
Stabiliza:on
of
metastable
pi#ng
Mechanism
Acidica:on
1
1. Deple:on
of
oxygen
M
O
OH
in
crevice
M
2. Separa:on
of
the
anode
and
the
cathode
3. Chloride
diusion
M(OH)
+
aH
M
and
hydrolysis
of
M
metal
ion
4. Aggressive
environment
M(OH)
+
aH
M
depassivate
crevice
+
O2
M
Cl-
O2
OH-
e-
Cl-
O2
OH- M+
e-
OH-
Mechanism
Acidica:on
2
Chloride
diusion
Hydrolysis
Reduc:on
Cathodic
Oxida:on
Anodic
Mechanism
IR
Drop
1. Current
is
owing
through
the
crevice
from
inside
to
the
mouth
2. Due
to
the
solu:on
resistance,
the
poten:al
drops:
E=IR
3. As
the
poten:al
decreases,
it
reaches
the
ac:ve
peak
Neutral
pH
Low
Cl-
Acidic
pH
High
Cl-
Can
pi#ng
corrosion
occur?
Can
crevice
corrosion
occur?
Which
one
is
more
likely?
Eect
of
Environment
Chloride
Temperature/pH
Examples of Crevice
Flanges
Rivets
Rocks
?
Lecture Review