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Title: Pitting Propagation Behavior on Low Alloy AISI 4130 (UNS G41300) Steel Exposed to Various Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Chlorides

Journal Article · · Corrosion
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5006/4042· OSTI ID:1895575

Pit propagation studies were conducted to elucidate whether alkali and alkali earth metal cations such as Na+ and Rb+ present in the form of metal chloride salts such as RbCl affect pitting behavior in distinctly different manner than NaCl. Pit propagation studies were conducted on a low alloy steel using one-dimensional (1-D) pit method over pit depths from 300-1000 µm. LSV and EIS of planar electrodes of 4130 in a range of Cl- solutions were conducted and revealed no detected differences in impedance, open circuit, corrosion potential (Ecorr), passive current density (ipass), and pitting potential (Epit) as a function of salt type. In the case of one-dimensional pits during fast downward scan rates, the saturation potential (Esat) varied as a function of cation identity when pit depths were shallow. Mass transported limited current density also differed with cations in shallow pits when various alkali metal and alkaline metal cations were present. The limiting current density was increased for RbCl relative to NaCl The pit surface potential (Esurf) of activated pit surfaces reached Ecorr prior to establishing a condition where the pit electrolyte surface concentration (Csurf) was less than the critical concentration for active acidified pitting (i.e. Csurf

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1895575
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-169744
Journal Information:
Corrosion, Vol. 78, Issue 7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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