Directly monitoring the shift in corrosion mechanisms of a model FeCrNi alloy driven by electric potential

Liu, Tingkun; Li, Cheng-Han; Olszta, Matthew; Tao, Jinhui; Devaraj, Arun

doi:10.1038/s41529-023-00357-2

Title: Directly monitoring the shift in corrosion mechanisms of a model FeCrNi alloy driven by electric potential

Journal Article · 24 May 2023 · npj Materials Degradation

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-023-00357-2 · OSTI ID:1975174

; Li, Cheng-Han; Olszta, Matthew; Tao, Jinhui;

Abstract Stainless steels are used in a myriad of engineering applications, including construction, automobiles, and nuclear reactors. Developing accurate, predictive mechanistic models for corrosion and electrochemical corrosion kinetics of stainless steels has been a topic of research studies over many decades. Herein, we quantified the aqueous corrosion kinetics of a model austenitic Fe–18Cr–14Ni (wt%) alloy in the presence and absence of applied potential using systematic in situ electrochemical atomic force microscopy (EC-AFM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Without an applied bias, vertical dissolution of corrosion pits is controlled by the surface kinetics/diffusion hybrid mechanism, whereas lateral dissolution is diffusion controlled. When an electric bias is applied, the increase in corrosion rate is dominated by the nucleation of new pits. These insights gained by the in situ EC-AFM will allow applications of this method for a quantitative understanding of corrosion of a wider class of materials.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1975174

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-179549; 42; PII: 357

Journal Information:: npj Materials Degradation, Journal Name: npj Materials Degradation Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 7; ISSN 2397-2106

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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