Comparative Study on Flow-Accelerated Corrosion and Erosion-Corrosion at a 90° Carbon Steel Bend.
MATERIALS 2020;
13:ma13071780. [PMID:
32290094 PMCID:
PMC7179026 DOI:
10.3390/ma13071780]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Electrochemical measurements and surface analysis are performed to comparatively study flow-accelerated corrosion (FAC) and erosion–corrosion (E-C) behavior at a 90° carbon steel bend. The corrosion rates are higher under FAC conditions than those under E-C conditions. For FAC, the corrosion is more serious at the inside wall. However, corrosion is exacerbated at the outside wall under E-C conditions. No erosion scratches are observed under FAC conditions and at the inside wall under E-C conditions, while remarkable erosion scratches appear at the outside wall under E-C conditions. The dominant hydrodynamics affecting FAC and E-C are remarkably different.
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