Effect of a DC Stray Current on the Corrosion of X80 Pipeline Steel and the Cathodic Disbondment Behavior of the Protective 3PE Coating in 3.5% NaCl Solution
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Abstract
The influence of a direct current (DC) stray current on the corrosion and cathodic disbondment of X80 steel coated with a polyethylene (3PE) coating in 3.5% NaCl solution was studied by immersion experiments, electrochemical tests, three-dimensional microscopy, and a surface analysis. The results showed that the potential of the X80 steel sample shifts under the direct current. After 100A/m2 DC interference was applied, the potential of the sample in the anode region positively shifted from –0.68 to –0.43 V. At the same time, the sample in the cathode region negatively shifted to –1.45 V. Under the DC anode action, the X80 steel corrosion exhibited no passivation and followed Faraday’s law of electrolysis, in which the corrosion rate is proportional to the current density. Three-dimensional (3D) digital microscopy showed that, as the DC current increased, the depth of the corrosion pit also increased (gradually), indicating a higher corrosion degree. The sample in the cathode region only underwent a hydrogen evolution reaction, which caused cathodic disbondment of the coating. The stray current had a critical current density for the coating disbonding: the coating delamination area reached its maximum and then remained unchanged.
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OpenAlex topics: Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition · Concrete Corrosion and Durability · Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals
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College of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Electronics Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China · “Rixin Scientist” of Beijing University of Technology
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