Mesa corrosion attack in carbon steel and 0.5% chromium steel
- Inst. for Energy Technology, Kjeller (Norway)
Local breakdown of protective corrosion films may result in rapid local attack or mesa corrosion attack during CO{sub 2} corrosion of carbon steel. The factors affecting formation and local breakdown of protective corrosion films were studied in a series of flow loop experiments performed at 40--80 C with pH 5.8, 1.8 bar CO{sub 2} partial pressure, high iron content in the water and flow rates 0.1--7 m/s. Carbon steels with or without chromium and nickel additions up to 1% were tested. Addition of 0.5% chromium in the steel was found to reduce the tendency for severe mesa attack in carbon steels during CO{sub 2} corrosion significantly. Deep mesa attack did not occur in steels with 0.5--1% Cr in experiments at 80 C and pH 5.8. Protective corrosion films reform more easily in the chromium containing steels, making localized attack less dangerous in chromium containing steels than in unalloyed carbon steels.
- OSTI ID:
- 350199
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-980316-; TRN: IM9925%%547
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Corrosion `98, San Diego, CA (United States), 22-27 Mar 1998; Other Information: PBD: 1998; Related Information: Is Part Of Corrosion `98: 53. annual conference and exposition, proceedings; PB: [6600] p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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