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Title: Grain boundary selective oxidation and intergranular stress corrosion crack growth of high-purity nickel binary alloys in high-temperature hydrogenated water

Abstract

The effects of alloying elements in Ni-5at%X binary alloys on intergranular (IG) corrosion and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) have been assessed in 300–360 °C hydrogenated water at the Ni/NiO stability line. Alloys with Cr or Al additions exhibited grain boundary oxidation and IGSCC, while localized degradation was not observed for pure Ni, Ni-Cu or Ni-Fe alloys. Environment-enhanced crack growth was determined by comparing the response in water and N2 gas. Lastly, results demonstrate that selective grain boundary oxidation of Cr and Al promoted IGSCC of these Ni alloys in hydrogenated water.

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  1. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
OSTI Identifier:
1413459
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-129070
Journal ID: ISSN 0010-938X; PII: S0010938X17317997; TRN: US1800431
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Corrosion Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 131; Journal ID: ISSN 0010-938X
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; A. Nickel; Alloy; B. TEM; C. Intergranular corrosion; Stress corrosion; Selective oxidation

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Bruemmer, S. M., Olszta, M. J., Toloczko, M. B., and Schreiber, D. K. Grain boundary selective oxidation and intergranular stress corrosion crack growth of high-purity nickel binary alloys in high-temperature hydrogenated water. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/J.CORSCI.2017.11.024.
Bruemmer, S. M., Olszta, M. J., Toloczko, M. B., & Schreiber, D. K. Grain boundary selective oxidation and intergranular stress corrosion crack growth of high-purity nickel binary alloys in high-temperature hydrogenated water. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CORSCI.2017.11.024
Bruemmer, S. M., Olszta, M. J., Toloczko, M. B., and Schreiber, D. K. Sun . "Grain boundary selective oxidation and intergranular stress corrosion crack growth of high-purity nickel binary alloys in high-temperature hydrogenated water". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CORSCI.2017.11.024. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1413459.
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author = {Bruemmer, S. M. and Olszta, M. J. and Toloczko, M. B. and Schreiber, D. K.},
abstractNote = {The effects of alloying elements in Ni-5at%X binary alloys on intergranular (IG) corrosion and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) have been assessed in 300–360 °C hydrogenated water at the Ni/NiO stability line. Alloys with Cr or Al additions exhibited grain boundary oxidation and IGSCC, while localized degradation was not observed for pure Ni, Ni-Cu or Ni-Fe alloys. Environment-enhanced crack growth was determined by comparing the response in water and N2 gas. Lastly, results demonstrate that selective grain boundary oxidation of Cr and Al promoted IGSCC of these Ni alloys in hydrogenated water.},
doi = {10.1016/J.CORSCI.2017.11.024},
journal = {Corrosion Science},
number = ,
volume = 131,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Nov 26 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Sun Nov 26 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}

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