Effect of Film-Forming Amines on the Acidic Stress-Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Steam Turbine Steel

Tim De Seranno; Ellen Lambrechts; Evelyn De Meyer; Wolfgang Hater; Nathalie De Geyter; Arne R. D. Verliefde; Tom Depover; Kim Verbeken

doi:10.3390/met10121628

Metals (Dec 2020)

Effect of Film-Forming Amines on the Acidic Stress-Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Steam Turbine Steel

Tim De Seranno,
Ellen Lambrechts,
Evelyn De Meyer,
Wolfgang Hater,
Nathalie De Geyter,
Arne R. D. Verliefde,
Tom Depover,
Kim Verbeken

Affiliations

Tim De Seranno: Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Research Unit Sustainable Materials Science, Ghent University, Technologiepark 46, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Ellen Lambrechts: Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Research Unit Sustainable Materials Science, Ghent University, Technologiepark 46, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Evelyn De Meyer: Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Wolfgang Hater: Kurita Europe GmbH, Niederheider Straße 22, D-40589 Düsseldorf, Germany
Nathalie De Geyter: Department of Applied Physics, Research Unit Plasma Technology, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Arne R. D. Verliefde: Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Tom Depover: Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Research Unit Sustainable Materials Science, Ghent University, Technologiepark 46, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Kim Verbeken: Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Research Unit Sustainable Materials Science, Ghent University, Technologiepark 46, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/met10121628
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 12
p. 1628

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This work evaluates the effect of film-forming amines (FFA) on the acidic stress-corrosion cracking (SCC) resistance of NiCrMoV turbine steel. Contact angle measurements show an increased hydrophobicity of the surface when coating the steel with oleyl propylene diamine (OLDA). According to potentiodynamic measurements and post-mortem scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis, anodic dissolution and hydrogen embrittlement still occur when the steel is FFA coated. In situ constant extension rate testing (CERT) in acidic aqueous environment at elevated temperature of FFA-coated steel shows a ductility gain compared to non-coated steel, explained by a decrease in both corrosion rate and hydrogen uptake.

Published in Metals

ISSN: 2075-4701 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/metals

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