Corrosion Behavior of 2205 DSS Base Metal and ER 2209 Weld Metal in a Deposited Ash/Water Suspension

The corrosion behavior of 2205 duplex stainless steel (DSS) base metal (BM) and ER2209 weld metal (WM) in an ash/water suspension composed of deposited ash on the flue gas side of a low-temperature heat exchanger in a waste-to-energy plant and water was studied by polarization curve analysis, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), localized electrochemical measurements, microscopic surface morphology observation, and metallographic analysis. The results showed that the corrosion resistance of both the BM and the WM decreased with the increase in immersion time. After 4 h of immersion, active sites where the current density increased suddenly appeared on the surface of the WM, and the surface roughness increased significantly, indicating the beginning of pitting on the WM surface. However, it took 8 h for the active sites to appear on the BM, and the pitting corrosion on the BM surface was obviously less than that of the WM surface under the same immersion time. The pitting corrosion resistance of the 2205 DSS BM was obviously better than that of the WM. According to the metallographic analysis results, the high proportion of dendritic ferrite in the metallographic structure of the WM may be the reason for its poor corrosion resistance.

Automated summary

The corrosion resistance of both the base metal (BM) and the weld metal (WM) of 2205 duplex stainless steel (DSS) decreases with increasing immersion time in an ash/water suspension. After 4 hours of immersion, active sites appear on the WM surface, indicating the beginning of pitting corrosion, while it takes 8 hours for active sites to appear on the BM surface. The pitting corrosion resistance of the 2205 DSS base metal is better than that of the weld metal with a high proportion of dendritic ferrite in the metallographic structure.