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Influence of surface microstructure and chemical compositions on grooving corrosion of carbon steel welded joints

Einfluss der Oberflächenmikrostruktur und der chemischen Zusammensetzung auf die Grabenkorrosion von Schweißverbindungen aus Kohlenstoffstahl
  • Yongxin Lu , Xiao Li , Lianyong Xu , Hongyang Jing and Yongdian Han
From the journal Materials Testing

Abstract

Corrosion behavior of a welded joint is complicated and can be strongly dependent on its local chemical composition and microstructure of the surface. To gain a thorough insight into the grooving corrosion behavior of welded joint, it is necessary to understand the corrosion mechanism of different regions of the welded joint. In this study, the influence of the lattice constant on the electron work function (EWF) and corrosion rate of base metal and two weld metals was investigated using a constant potential polarization approach and a scanning Kelvin probe (SKP). Experimental results showed that surface EWF decreased with increasing lattice constant, whereas the corrosion rate increased with an increase in lattice constant. At the same time, it was theoretically demonstrated that the lattice constant can affect the local EWF fluctuation of a welded joint. The fluctuation further leads to the corrosion rate difference of the different regions of the welded joint. So, the lattice constant change in the surface structure is a possible reason for the average grooving susceptibility coefficient difference of two kinds of welded joint. Besides, the alloying elements distribution of two kinds of welded joint zones should be a main reason for the average grooving susceptibility coefficient difference of joints verified by the EPMA measurements and the quantitative calculatinon of the contents of Cu, Ni and Si in the joints.

Kurzfassung

Das Korrosionsverhalten einer Schweißverbindung ist kompliziert und kann sehr stark von ihrer lokalen chemischen Zusammensetzung und Mikrostruktur abhängen. Um einen umfassenden Einblick in das Grabenkorrosionsverhalten einer Schweißverbindung zu erhalten, ist es notwendig den Korrosionsmechanismus der Schweißverbindungen in den verschiedenen Zonen zu verstehen. In der diesem Beitrag zugrunde liegenden Studie wurde der Einfluss der Gitterkonstante auf die Funktion der Elektronenaustrittsarbeit (Electron Work Function (EWF)) und die Korrosionsrate des Grundwerkstoffes und zweier Zusatzwerkstoffe untersucht, und zwar unter Verwendung eines Ansatzes mit konstantem Potential und der Raster-Kelvinprobe (Scanning Kelvin Probe (SKP). Die experimentellen Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Oberflächen-EWF mit der Gitterkonstante abnimmt, während die Korrosionsrate mit zunehmender Gitterkonstante ansteigt. Gleichzeitig wird theoretisch gezeigt, dass die Gitterkonstante die lokale EWF-Fluktuation der Schweißverbindung beeinflussen kann. Die Fluktuation führt im Weiteren zur Differenz der Korrosionsraten der verschiedenen Schweißnahtzonen. Demnach ist die Oberflächenstruktur ein möglicher Grund für den Unterschied im durchschnittlichen Koeffizient der Anfälligkeit für Grabenkorrosion der beiden Arten der Schweißverbindung. Daneben ist auch die Verteilung der Legierungselemente der beiden Arten der Schweißverbindung ein Hauptgrund für die Differenz der durchschnittlichen Koeffizienten der Abfälligkeit für Grabenkorrosion, wie es die EMPA-Messungen und die quantitative Berechnung der Cu, Ni und Si-Gehalte in den Schweißverbindungen bestätigt.


*Correspondence Address, Dr. Yongxin Lu, School of Materials Science and Engineering Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an 710065, P. R. China, E-mail:
** Prof. Dr. Lianyong Xu, School of Materials Science and Engineering Peiyang Park Campus, Tianjin University, 31-169, No.135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China, E-mail:

Yongxin Lu, born in 1986, graduated with a master degree from the School of Material Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, China, in 2010. He continued studying at the School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, and received his PhD in 2017. Now, he is working at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, China. His main research areas are corrosion and protection of metal material welding joint and environmental corrosion evaluation of welding joints.

Associate Prof. Xiao Li, born in 1969, graduated with MSc from the School of Material Science and Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University in 1999. Currently, she is Associate Professor in the same faculty. Her main research areas are welding residual stress, deformation control and finite element analysis of welded joints.

Prof. Dr. Hongyang Jing, born in 1966, graduated with an MSc from the School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, in 1988. He continued studying at the same faculty and became a Doctor of Science in 1993. He is Professor and researcher at the School of Mechanical Engineering. His main research areas are construction and materials interconnect technology, life prediction and extension of welding structures. He also studies the creep of welding structures, fracture and fatigue behavior assessments under high or low temperature, corrosion and other complex environments.

Dr. Yongdian Han, born in 1983, graduated with an MSc from the School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, in 2007. He continued studying at the same faculty and received his PhD in 2010. He is a researcher at the School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University. His main research areas are technology and reliability of electronic packaging materials, corrosion of welding structures as well as fatigue and fracture behavior assessments.

Prof. Dr. Lianyong Xu, born in 1975, graduated with an MSc from the School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, in 2004. He continued studying at the same faculty and received his PhD in 2007. Currently, he is Professor in the same faculty. His main research areas are welding mechanics, welding residual stress, deformation control and finite element analysis of welding joints, integrity and life assessment of welded structures under high temperature as well as environmental corrosion evaluation of welded joints.


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