D. Tech. Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering / Corrosion is the chemical or electrochemical interaction between a material, especially metals, and their environment resulting in mild to severe deterioration of the material and its properties. The economic impact and problems resulting from corrosion has drawn strong attention from scientists and engineers worldwide. Stainless steel is the most important engineering metal worldwide, and industrially stainless steel is used extensively due to its resistance to corrosion e.g. in acid pickling, industrial acid cleaning, acid descaling, oil well acidizing and the petroleum industry. The corrosion resistance of stainless steels is due to the formation of a protective film which covers the steel surface instantaneously when exposed to mild operational conditions in the presence of oxygen; however, the oxide is most often porous and insufficient to protect the steel from further oxidation and corrosion attack in harsh environments. It is hypothesized that: In-depth understanding of the electrochemical behaviour of ferrous alloys in interaction with selected organic compounds in acidic environments will enhance inhibitor application for corrosion control; Failure and poor performance of most inhibitor admixtures can be eliminated with comprehensive knowledge of electrochemical interaction at the metal-inhibitor interface, passive film formation, duration and breakdown, adsorption characteristics, bond formation and molecular structure effect; Optimization of the current electroanalytical method will enhance effective pitting corrosion detection, analysis and control with the use of organic inhibiting compounds. The primary aim of this research is to develop the science required for the effective assessment, development and confident use of organic compounds (heterocyclic compound, organosulphur compound, simple alcohol, aromatic amine compound, aromatic amine derivative and aminoalcohol) and tested alloys (austenitic stainless steel type 304 and mild steel) for applications in astringent environments through conventional and optimized corrosion monitoring techniques.

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In applications where resistance to localised corrosion is required, stainless steel alloys containing molybdenum are generally used thanks to their superior resistance to localised attack in aggressive environments. For ferritic stainless steels, vanadium additions have been found to also have a beneficial effect on the resistance to localised corrosion. In this study vanadium and molybdenum were compared directly as alloying elements in 18% chromium ferritic stainless steel as far as their effect on increasing the resistance to localised corrosion is concerned. Pitting potentials in a neutral chloride solution were used as the criterion for qualifying resistance to localised corrosion and it was shown that vanadium gave similar or slightly higher pitting potentials at addition levels of up to 4% (weight percent). It was subsequently found that the mechanism by which the molybdenum and the vanadium increase the resistance to localised corrosion, are not the same. The experimental data for the molybdenum containing alloys corresponded well with other work done in this field. The positive effect of molybdenum additions on the pitting resistance of these alloys could be explained through its effect in lowering the dissolution rate in the active dissolution region by enriching on the dissolving surface. The vanadium additions to these alloys were shown not to have an effect on the active dissolution kinetics. The effect of these two alloying elements on the initiation of metastable pits were examined, but no meaningful advantage for the vanadium containing alloys over the rest could be found. It is suggested that vanadium play a role in changing the dissolution kinetics of the salt film, which forms during the growth of a metastable pit. A delayed dissolution of salt film remnants would lead to a loss of the enriched pit solution, which would cause the metastable pit to repassivate. / Dissertation (M Eng (Metallurgical Engineering))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering / unrestricted

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-164).

A dissertation submitted to the faculty of engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of science / Steel 3CR12 is a 12 chromium, titanium stabilized, corrosion resisting steel which was developed in South Africa in the recent past (Abbreviation abstract) / AC2017

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- McMaster University, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 220-228). Also available via World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of North Texas, Dec., 2009. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.

University of Macau / Faculty of Science and Technology / Department of Electromechanical Engineering

A thin wire Ag/AgCl reference electrode was prepared using 50 μm Ag wire in dilute FeCl3. The wire was embedded beneath the polyurethane topcoat of two sacrificial coating systems to monitor their corrosion potential. This is the first report of a reference electrode embedded between organic coating layers to monitor substrate health. The embedded reference electrode (ERE) successfully monitored the corrosion potential of Mg primer on AA 2024-T3 for 800 days of constant immersion in dilute Harrison’s solution. Zn primer on steel had low accuracy in comparison. This is in part due to short circuiting by Zn oxidation products, which are much more conductive than Mg corrosion products. Data interpretation was improved through statistical analysis. On average, ERE corrosion potentials are 0.1 to 0.2 V and 0.2 to 0.3 V more positive than a saturated calomel electrode (SCE) in solution for AA 2024-T3 and steel coating systems, respectively. Further research may confirm that ERE obtains corrosion potential information not possible by an exterior, conventional reference electrode. The ERE is stable under polarization. AA 2024-T3 was polarized to -0.95 V vs ERE to emulate controlled potential cathodic protection (CPCP) applications. Polarizations of -0.75 V vs ERE are recommended for future experiments to minimize cathodic delamination. The ERE was utilized to analyze coating mixtures of lithium carbonate, magnesium nitrate, and Mg metal on AA2024-T3. Corrosion potential, low frequency impedance by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and noise resistance by electrochemical noise method (ENM) were reported. Coating performance ranking is consistent with standard electrochemical characterization and visual analyses. The results suggest anti-corrosion resistance superior to a standard Mg primer following 1600 hours of B117 salt spray. Both lithium carbonate and magnesium nitrate are necessary to achieve corrosion protection. Unique corrosion protective coatings for aluminum could be designed through continued mixture optimization. The Ag wire ERE has been utilized for the characterization and ranking of experimental coatings on metal substrates. Structural health monitoring and corrosion potential feedback of cathodic protection systems are additional uses. There is some indication that CPCP may be applied by ERE to control the substrate polarization for an organic coating system.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Metallurgy and Material Science, 1974. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND SCIENCE. / Vita. Bibliography: leaves 56-59. / by Thomas Maurice Devine, Jr. / Ph.D.