Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to supplement the scant previous investigations on the corrosion behaviour of 2205 and 2507 duplex stainless
steels in selected organic acids containing chloride additions.
Design/methodology/approach – Microstructural examination of the alloys was first carried out, after which the corrosion behaviour of the alloys in
citric, oxalic, formic and acetic acids containing chloride additions at varying temperatures was studied using electrochemical techniques.
Findings – The alloy 2507 material had a larger grain size than did the alloy 2205 sample. The corrosion resistances of the alloys generally are highest
in acetic acids and lowest in citric acid. The addition of chloride had a pronounced effect on their corrosion resistance. Alloy 2507 generally exhibited
higher corrosion resistance in all of the acids than alloy 2205, with the exception of acetic acid at room temperature. The 50:50 ratio of ferrite to
austenite composition, as revealed by phase compositional analysis, indicated no significant possibility for galvanic corrosion between the phases.
This suggests that the corrosion behaviour of the alloys is controlled by their grain sizes and chemical compositions.
Originality/value – Although the corrosion behaviour of duplex stainless steels in some organic acid media has been reported, this investigation
covers the major organic acids not previously reported. Since in real industrial systems a mixture of both organic and minerals acids/salts may typically
exist, investigations of the combined effect of chloride ions with the organic acids reported in this paper typify real industrial operations. The paper thus
provides a basis for material selection for the application of 2205 and 2507 in industrial systems where organic acids are mostly used.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001195 |
| Date | 17 May 2010 |
| Creators | Adams, FV, Olubambi, PA, Potgieter, FH, Van Der Merwe, F |
| Publisher | Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | c Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
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