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1 – 10 of 86Reza Moshrefi, Mohammad Ghassem Mahjani, Ali Ehsani and Majid Jafarian
This paper aims to investigate the galvanic corrosion of titanium/L 316 stainless steel, by electrochemical noise (EN), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and…
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This paper aims to investigate the galvanic corrosion of titanium/L 316 stainless steel, by electrochemical noise (EN), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and anode/cathode area ratio effect on the galvanic behavior of the couple.
Design/methodology/approach
The EN measurement was employed to examine effects of anode to cathode area ratio on the galvanic corrosion behavior between stainless steel L 316 and titanium in artificial seawater. Current noise and potential noise were monitored simultaneously using a three‐electrode configuration under open‐circuit condition. The noise resistance was evaluated as the ratio of the standard deviation of the potential to that of the current noise after removing the DC component. The time‐series noise patterns were transformed into frequency domain by fast Fourier transformation and then their power spectrum densities (PSDs) at specified frequency were determined and compared with the EIS and polarization results.
Findings
The EN, EIS and polarization results were in agreement. Galvanic corrosion density increase and galvanic potential moved slowly to negative direction with decrease in anode/cathode area ratio. The results showed that the slope of PSD of the current (i.e the “roll off”) was rising slowly where the anode/cathode area ratio was declined. The relationship between polarization resistance (Rp) and noise resistance (Rn) was investigated. Rt was determined by EIS for samples, and its value compared with Rp and Rn. The result indicates that galvanic corrosion has an inversely relation with anode/cathode area ratio that exposed to aggressive environment.
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This paper presents the application of noise analysis to demonstrate galvanic corrosion and the effect of area ratio anode/cathode on current density and galvanic potential.
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Yesen Zhu, Zhe Liu, Zhenbo Qin, Mengyang Hou, Taoyong Hu and Quan Yuan
The purpose of this paper is to study the cavitation erosion stages of AA5083 by electrochemical noise (EN).
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to study the cavitation erosion stages of AA5083 by electrochemical noise (EN).
Design/methodology/approach
EN technology including noise resistance and fast Fourier transform were used to characterize the electrochemical process during the cavitation erosion process.
Findings
AA5083 suffers from uniform corrosion during the cavitation erosion process. The whole cavitation erosion process can be divided into three stages: incubation stage, acceleration stage and steady-state stage. EN signals showed obvious differences in different stages of cavitation erosion.
Originality/value
EN technique is a suitable method that can be used to study cavitation erosion mechanism and identify cavitation erosion stages.
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Mohammad Ghassem Mahjani, Mohammad Sabzali, Majid Jafarian and Jaber Neshati
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of inorganic inhibitors on the corrosion rate of aluminum alloy using the electrochemical noise (EN) analysis and…
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of inorganic inhibitors on the corrosion rate of aluminum alloy using the electrochemical noise (EN) analysis and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques.
Design/methodology/approach
EN and EIS measurements were employed to study the corrosion behavior of aluminum alloy in Na2SO4(0.50 M)/NaCl(0.20 M) solution in presence of inorganic inhibitors. The time‐series noise patterns were transformed into the frequency domain using fast Fourier transformation, and then their power spectrum densities (PSDs) at specified frequencies were determined and compared with the EIS and polarization results.
Findings
The EN, EIS and polarization results were in agreement. The inhibitive effect of the anions decreased in the order: CrO42−>Cr2O72−>NO3−>WO42−>MoO42−>NO2−. The results showed that the slope of PSD of the current (i.e. the “roll off”) was less where inhibition efficiency was greater. The spectral noise impedance and the modulus of the impedance recorded using impedance spectroscopy showed good agreement.
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This paper provides useful information relative to corrosion inhibition efficiency of the sodium and potassium salts using EN analysis technique.
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Xin Zheng, Dahai Xia, Huihui Wang and Congwei Fu
The purpose of this paper is to report a novel electrochemical sensor designed to detect the corrosion of metal cans used for beverage packaging.
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The purpose of this paper is to report a novel electrochemical sensor designed to detect the corrosion of metal cans used for beverage packaging.
Design/methodology/approach
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and electrochemical noise (EN) were performed to detect the corrosion degree of beverage cans that had been stored for 1 month (named s1), 3 months (named s2), 27 months (named s3) and 43 months (named s4).
Findings
The EIS results showed that the EIS plot of s1 samples had not developed to a characteristic of two time‐constants, indicating that the coating showed good protective performance. The EIS plots of s2, s3 and s4 showed characteristics of two time‐constants, indicating that the organic coatings of s2, s3, and s4 had lost their protective performance. EN results showed that quantities and amplitudes of transient peaks increased with the increasing storage time, indicating that an increasing degree of local corrosion occurred within the cans. A corrosion process for beverage cans is discussed and can be considered in three stages.
Originality/value
The designed electrochemical sensor was successfully applied to detect the performance of beverage cans and, further, provided scientific proof to evaluate the shelf life of metal cans for packaging.
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Jiezhen Hu, Junhao Deng, Peichang Deng and Gui Wang
This paper aims to study the use of electrochemical noise (EN) technology in the corrosion continuous monitoring of stainless steel (SS) in an atmospheric environment.
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This paper aims to study the use of electrochemical noise (EN) technology in the corrosion continuous monitoring of stainless steel (SS) in an atmospheric environment.
Design/methodology/approach
An EN electrode was designed and fabricated to acquire the EN of 304 SS in the atmospheric environment. The statistical analysis and shot noise analysis were used to analyze the EN, and the surface morphology analysis of 304 SS was used to verify the EN analysis results.
Findings
The activation state, passive film formation and pitting corrosion of 304 SS can be clearly distinguished by the amplitude and frequency change of EN. The metastable pitting corrosion and steady-state pitting corrosion can be identified with the shot noise parameters q and fn. Under the existence of chloride ion, the stability of 304 SS passive film decreases and the steady-state corrosion pits of 304 SS are more likely to form with the reduction of thin electronic layer (TEL) pH. The critical TEL pH of 304 SS corrosion is a pH between 3 and 4.
Originality/value
In an atmospheric environment, the EN technology was used in the corrosion continuous monitoring of SS.
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V. Torres‐Mendoza, F.J. Rodríguez‐Gómez, E.M. García‐Ochoa and J. Genesca
The aim of this work is to evaluate the electrochemical noise (EN) method as a way of evaluating quickly the aggressiveness of natural atmospheres.
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Purpose
The aim of this work is to evaluate the electrochemical noise (EN) method as a way of evaluating quickly the aggressiveness of natural atmospheres.
Design/methodology/approach
Wire‐on‐bolt tests were used, which implies an exposure of at least three months of bimetallic specimens such as aluminium wire/steel bolt and aluminium wire/copper bolt (CLIMAT units). Electrochemical noise measurements (ENM) also were used.
Findings
EN is a powerful tool in the assessing of aggressiveness of atmospheres in short time exposure. Statistical analyses of EN were carried out and provided clear differences between atmospheres depending on pollutants. Results of noise resistance (Rn), root mean square of current (Irms) and localization index are discussed.
Research limitations/implications
The possible application of ENM to atmospheric corrosion is interesting from a practical point of view. However, more experiments are necessary in order to test a wide range of atmospheres.
Practical implications
EN has proved to be a useful tool when localised corrosion is detected and the presence of chlorides in atmospheres, due to sea fog, results in pitting on the metallic samples.
Originality/value
Illustrates that electrochemical noise can be a powerful tool for assessing the aggressiveness of natural atmospheres.
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Mohammad Ghassem Mahjani, Jaber Neshati, Hashem Parvaneh Masiha and Majid Jafarian
This paper aims to estimate the corrosion rate of the carbon steel in crude oil using the electrochemical noise (EN) analysis technique.
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This paper aims to estimate the corrosion rate of the carbon steel in crude oil using the electrochemical noise (EN) analysis technique.
Design/methodology/approach
EN measurements and electrochemical impedance (EIS) spectroscopy were employed to study the corrosion behaviour of carbon steel in crude oil and the optimum conditions of the noise analysis for estimating corrosion rate of the carbon steel are discussed. The time series noise patterns were transformed into frequency domains by fast Fourier transformation, and then their power spectrum densities (PSDs) at a frequency were determined to be compared with the corrosion rate.
Findings
The PSDs of the potential and of the current varied with changing of rotation rate of electrode and immersion time. Square roots of the PSDs for the potential difference and for the currents were in positive and almost linear correlation with the corrosion rate obtained from EIS plots. In addition, the spectral noise was negatively and linearly correlated with the corrosion rate. The relationship between the corrosion rate and the spectral noise resistance was better at lower frequencies.
Research limitations/implications
It is suggested that this research is carried out for crude oils with other physical and chemical characteristics.
Practical implications
The PSD value at 3 mHz from the noise of the current and the spectral noise resistance at the same frequency are the optimum conditions for estimating corrosion rate in this research.
Originality/value
This paper arguably fills a gap in the current understanding of the interactions between corrosive species commonly found in crude feedstocks and process streams.
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Hong Men, Bin Sun, Xiao Zhao, Xiujie Li, Jingjing Liu and Zhiming Xu
The purpose of this study is to analyze the corrosion behavior of 304SS in three kinds of solution, 3.5 per cent NaCl, 5 per cent H2SO4 and 1 M (1 mol/L) NaOH, using…
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The purpose of this study is to analyze the corrosion behavior of 304SS in three kinds of solution, 3.5 per cent NaCl, 5 per cent H2SO4 and 1 M (1 mol/L) NaOH, using electrochemical noise.
Design/methodology/approach
Corrosion types and rates were characterized by spectrum and time-domain analysis. EN signals were evaluated using a novel method of phase space reconstruction and chaos theory. To evaluate the chaotic characteristics of corrosion systems, the delay time was obtained by the mutual information method and the embedding dimension was obtained by the average false neighbors method.
Findings
The varying degrees of chaos in the corrosion systems were indicated by positive largest Lyapunov exponents of the electrochemical potential noise.
Originality/value
The change of correlation dimension in three kinds of solution demonstrated significant differences, clearly differentiating various types of corrosion.
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Bahram Ramezanzadeh, Milad Mehdipour, S.Y. Arman and M. Ramezanzadeh
This study attempts to investigate corrosion inhibition properties of 1H-benzimidazole (B) and 1H-benzotriazole (BTA) on aluminum in 0.25 M HCl solution at different…
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This study attempts to investigate corrosion inhibition properties of 1H-benzimidazole (B) and 1H-benzotriazole (BTA) on aluminum in 0.25 M HCl solution at different concentrations.
Design/methodology/approach
To this end, electrochemical techniques including electrochemical noise (EN), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and potentiodynamic polarization were used.
Findings
Results showed a greater corrosion inhibition efficiency of BTA than B on aluminum in HCl solution. BTA showed greater tendency to adsorption on the metal surface than B because of the inclusion of three nitrogen atoms.
Originality/value
The novelty of this work is comparing EN data with EIS and potentiodynamic polarization parameters.
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To study the early stages of damage by corrosion fatigue (CF) in an austenitic stainless steel using the electrochemical noise (EN) Technique.
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To study the early stages of damage by corrosion fatigue (CF) in an austenitic stainless steel using the electrochemical noise (EN) Technique.
Design/methodology/approach
Potential and current transients measured between two nominally identical electrodes during CF of an UNS S31603 SS were continuously monitored using a zero‐resistance‐ammeter at different periods of exposure to seawater. The tests were carried out under cyclic loading of constant amplitude, stress ratio R=0 and load frequency of ω=0.17 Hz. The analysis was focused on both, crack nucleation sites and short fatigue crack growth, and the correlation between corrosion‐fatigue cracking and characteristics of potential transients and the associated intensity current.
Findings
Measurements of EN, showed a good relationship between the potential transients and current fluctuations with the initiation and growth of inter‐granular corrosion‐fatigue cracks. The amplitude and frequency of potential transients and the intensity of current transients became more intense as the number of loading cycles increased. The initiation of crack events and small crack growth could be associated with the noise patterns with amplitudes of 20 and 70 mV and current density between 0.10 and 0.60 μA cm2; while large inter‐granular crack growth events, were due to coalescence of small cracks, and could be associated with patterns of 200 mV in amplitude and a cathodic current density of 8.0 μA cm2. The crack nucleation sites generally were located at grain boundary triple points on the specimen surface.
Originality/value
The EN Technique can be a good alternative to evaluate the early stages of damage by CF.
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