Localized corrosion of low-carbon steel at the nanoscale

Hayden, Steven C.; Chisholm, Claire; Grudt, Rachael O.; Aguiar, Jeffery A.; Mook, William M.; Kotula, Paul G.; Pilyugina, Tatiana S.; Bufford, Daniel C.; Hattar, Khalid; Kucharski, Timothy J.; Taie, Ihsan M.; Ostraat, Michele L.; Jungjohann, Katherine L.

doi:10.1038/s41529-019-0078-1

Localized corrosion of low-carbon steel at the nanoscale

Journal Article · Fri Apr 12 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · npj Materials Degradation

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-019-0078-1· OSTI ID:1619703

Hayden, Steven C.; Chisholm, Claire; ; ; Mook, William M.; Kotula, Paul G.; Pilyugina, Tatiana S.; Bufford, Daniel C.; Hattar, Khalid; ; Taie, Ihsan M.; Ostraat, Michele L.; Jungjohann, Katherine L.

Abstract

Mitigating corrosion remains a daunting challenge due to localized, nanoscale corrosion events that are poorly understood but are known to cause unpredictable variations in material longevity. Here, the most recent advances in liquid-cell transmission electron microscopy were employed to capture the advent of localized aqueous corrosion in carbon steel at the nanoscale and in real time. Localized corrosion initiated at a triple junction formed by a solitary cementite grain and two ferrite grains and then continued at the electrochemically-active boundary between these two phases. With this analysis, we identified facetted pitting at the phase boundary, uniform corrosion rates from the steel surface, and data that suggest that a re-initiating galvanic corrosion mechanism is possible in this environment. These observations represent an important step toward atomically defining nanoscale corrosion mechanisms, enabling the informed development of next-generation inhibition technologies and the improvement of corrosion predictive models.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: NONE; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1619703

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1507746

Journal Information:: npj Materials Degradation, Journal Name: npj Materials Degradation Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 3; ISSN 2397-2106

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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