Abstract
The corrosion and hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC) resistance as well as hydrogen permeation behavior of two API 5L X65 steels with different amounts of Mn and microalloying elements were compared. The corrosion behavior of both steels, evaluated using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and polarization curves in solution A of NACE TM0284-16 standard with and without H2S saturation (sour medium), showed no relevant differences in each medium, which can be ascribed to their similar microstructures; however, the corrosion resistance of both steels was lower in the sour medium. The investigation of resistance to hydrogen-induced failures disclosed better performance for the low Mn steel. This was confirmed using a harsher HIC test performed in an HCl acidified sour medium and was ascribed to the presence of Nb carbides nanoprecipitates, as revealed by the scanning transmission electron microsccopy analysis.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 765-777 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Corrosion |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Indexed - Aug 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
- high-strength low alloy steel
- hydrogen embrittlement
- hydrogen permeation
- polarization