Erosion and corrosion of ceramic-metallic coatings and stainless steel

摘要

Simultaneous corrosion and erosion is a well-known problem in many environments, for instance in hydroelectric power plants and in oil production systems. This thesis presents a study of the combined effect of corrosion and erosion for some thermal spray ceramic-metallic coatings (cemented carbides) and a duplex stainless steel. By measuring the two effects separately and comparing them to the total material loss obtained when they occur simultaneously, it has been possible to reveal the relative contribution from the two deterioration mechanisms and how they interact. The materials were exposed to flowing aerated synthetic sea water containing silica particles. Specimens of various shapes were moved in the slurry. It is generally found that the corrosion percentage decreases when the erosivity of the environment is increased, for instance by increased flow velocity, and at the same time erosion plays a more important role. For all the materials tested the corrosion rate is increased by addition of particles to the flow. Differences are found between the thermal spray coatings. Small additions of Cr to the actively corroding Co matrix of the 83WC 17Co sample improve the corrosion resistance. Even if the amount of corrosion relative to the total weight loss rate is small, the corrosion can lead to a synergism of up to 90 %. Stainless steel does not exhibit a clear synergism. The computer code FLUENT was used for modelling the flow conditions. 79 refs., 67 figs., 29 tabs.