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http://dx.doi.org/10.14773/cst.2020.19.4.224

Selective Corrosion of Socket Welds of Stainless Steel Pipes Under Seawater Atmosphere  

Boo, Myung-Hwan (Central Research Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd)
Lee, Jang-Wook (Central Research Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd)
Lee, Jong-Hoon (Central Research Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd)
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Corrosion Science and Technology / v.19, no.4, 2020 , pp. 224-230 More about this Journal
Abstract
Stainless steel has excellent corrosion resistance. The drawback is that pitting occurs easily due to the concentration of chloride. In addition, corrosion of socket weld, which is structurally and chemically weaker than the other components of the pipe, occurs rapidly. Since these two phenomena overlap, pinhole leakage occurs frequently in the seawater pipe socket welds made of stainless steel at the power plants. To analyze this specific corrosion, a metallurgical analysis of the stainless steel socket welds, where the actual corrosion occurred during the power plant operation, was performed. The micro-structure and chemical composition of each socket weld were analyzed. In addition, selective corrosion of the specific micro-structure in a mixed dendrite structure comprising γ-austenite (gamma-phase iron) and δ-ferrite (iron at high temperature) was investigated based on the characteristic micro-morphology and chemical composition of the corroded area. Finally, the different corrosion stages and characteristics of socket weld corrosion are summarized.
Keywords
Selective corrosion; Stainless pipe; ${\gamma}$-austenite; ${\delta}$-ferrite; Seawater;
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