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Title: Corrosion Behavior of Titanium Grade 7 in Fluoride-Containing NaCl Brines

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OSTI ID:15014824

The effects of fluoride on the corrosion behavior of Titanium Grade 7 (0.12-0.25% Pd) have been investigated. Up to 0.1 mol/L fluoride was added to the NaCl brines at 95 C, and three pH values of 4, 8, and 11 were selected for studying pH dependence of fluoride effects. It was observed that fluoride significantly altered the anodic polarization behavior, at all three pH values of 4, 8, and 11. Under acidic condition fluoride caused active corrosion. The corrosion of Titanium grade 7 was increased by three orders of magnitude when a 0.1 mol/L fluoride was added to the NaCl brines at pH 4, and the Pd ennoblement effect was not observed in acidic fluoride-containing environments. The effects of fluoride were reduced significantly when pH was increased to 8 and above.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
15014824
Report Number(s):
UCRL-CONF-207609; TRN: US0800873
Resource Relation:
Conference: Presented at: 206th Electrochemical Society Fall Meeting Symposium Proceedings, Honolulu, HI, United States, Oct 03 - Oct 08, 2004
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English