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Influence of rare earth metals on mechanisms of localised corrosion induced by inclusions in Zr-Ti deoxidised low alloy steel

  • Chao Liu
  • , Zaihao Jiang
  • , Jinbin Zhao
  • , Xuequn Cheng
  • , Zhiyong Liu
  • , Dawei Zhang
  • , Xiaogang Li*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Science and Technology Beijing
  • Nanjing Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.

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Abstract

The influence of rare earth addition on the mechanism of localised corrosion induced by inclusions in Zr-Ti deoxidised steel was investigated in a simulated marine environment. Inclusion size and composition changed after rare earth addition, profoundly affecting the localised corrosion. Current sensing atomic force microscopy results showed that no galvanic couple formed between inclusions and matrix owing to the insulating property of different inclusions. Matrix dissolution resulting from the microcrevices and lattice distortion surrounding ZrO2-Ti2O3-Al2O3 inclusions initiated localised corrosion in Zr-Ti deoxidised steel. After adding RE, localised corrosion was induced by dissolution of the (RE)2O2S-(RE)xSy part of the inclusion.

Original languageEnglish
Article number108463
JournalCorrosion Science
Volume166
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Apr 2020
Externally publishedYes

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

  • AFM (B)
  • Atmospheric corrosion (C)
  • Low alloy steel (A)
  • Pitting corrosion (C)
  • SEM (B)

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