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Electrochemical characteristics of the dynamic progression of erosion-corrosion under different flow conditions and their effects on corrosion rate calculation

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The erosion-corrosion performance of X65 carbon steel at different flow conditions was electrochemically studied. Results show that the anodic polarization branch would have a significant distortion in the flowing electrolytes, leading to an overestimation of the Stern-Geary coefficient using the traditional Tafel extrapolation. It is found that the critical impact energy for the initiation of erosion-corrosion is around 0.016 μJ. Surface morphology was obviously changed from “flow mark” appearance to continuous craters with the initiation of erosion-corrosion. The results indicate that the synergy of erosion and corrosion is the main factor contributing to the erosion-corrosion damage under active corrosion. The dynamic progression of erosion-corrosion is associated with the propagation of impingement pits at anodic sites and the wear of the corrosion product film at cathodic sites.

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This research was sponsored by Key Projects in the National Science & Technology Pillar Program during the Thirteenth Five-year Plan Period of China (No. 2016ZX05057) and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Nos. 2019TQ0049, 2019M661101).

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  1. School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2#, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning Province, China

    Yunze Xu, Liang Liu, Chenbing Xu & Yi Huang

  2. School of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China

    Yunze Xu

  3. School of Physic and Optoelectronic Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China

    Xiaona Wang

  4. School of Engineering, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3216, Australia

    Mike Yongjun Tan

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Xu, Y., Liu, L., Xu, C. et al. Electrochemical characteristics of the dynamic progression of erosion-corrosion under different flow conditions and their effects on corrosion rate calculation. J Solid State Electrochem 24, 2511–2524 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-020-04795-9

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