Journal
CORROSION SCIENCE
Volume 212, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2022.110934
Keywords
Synchrotron radiation photoelectron; spectroscopy; Austenitic steel 309 S; Corrosion mechanism; Radioactive waste disposal; Native oxide; Geological brines
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The chemical transformations of native oxide on stainless steel 309 S prior to pitting in anoxic near saturated geological Q3-brine were studied using synchrotron radiation photoelectron spectroscopy (SRPES). A Cr-rich hydrated mixed iron-chromium oxide, exhibiting n-type semiconducting behavior, is formed after wet polishing. Surface accumulation of holes in the metastable pitting potential region leads to hydroxylation of oxide bonds and subsequent selective dissolution of iron. The open structure of remaining surface chromium hydroxide facilitates the inward access of chloride and water. The inhibiting effect of sulfate is attributed to the formation of stabilizing O-S-O bridges blocking chloride access.
The chemical transformations of the native oxide on stainless steel 309 S prior to pitting in anoxic near saturated geological Q3-brine were investigated by synchrotron radiation photoelectron spectroscopy (SRPES). A Cr-rich hydrated mixed iron-chromium-oxide exhibiting n-type semiconducting behavior is formed after wet polishing. Surface accumulation of holes in the metastable pitting potential region induces the hydroxylation of oxide bonds and a subsequent selective dissolution of iron. The open structure of the remaining surface chromium hydroxide facilitates the inward access of chloride and water. The inhibiting effect of sulfate is ascribed to the formation of stabilizing O-S-O bridges blocking chloride access.
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