Journal
TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
Volume 68, Issue -, Pages 26-34Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2012.10.026
Keywords
Erosion-corrosion; Synergy; CO2 corrosion; Fractography
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- Qatar Natural Research Foundation (QNRF)
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Erosion-corrosion is common in oil and gas processing plants and pipelines where there is interaction, between solid particles, corrosive fluid and target material. The objective of the present work is to assess the synergism between erosion and corrosion of API X-70 pipeline steel under liquid-solid impingement conditions in 2 g/l NaCl solution purged with CO2 as the corrosive (acidic) media and aluminum oxide as the erodent. The total material loss rate, the components of erosion, corrosion and their synergistic interactions have been determined. The experimental results show that there is an immense correlation exists between erosion and corrosion. During erosion-corrosion, erosion enhances corrosion and corrosion enhances erosion resulting in higher material loss. Scanning electron microscopy analysis of the worn specimen reveals that plastic deformation and fracture are the dominant mechanisms during the erosion-corrosion process. Furthermore, corrosion removes the work hardened layer and exposes a stress free surface for erosion while erosion removes the passive film from the surface and creates a work hardened layer which is highly susceptible to corrosion. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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