Microscopic analysis of the destruction of passive film on stainless steel caused by sulfide in simulated cooling water
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Jinrong Huang
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Ping Liu
Abstract
Sulfide often appears in circulating cooling water due to the presence of sulfate reducing bacteria and could affect corrosion behavior of cooling pipe metals such as stainless steel. Scanning Kelvin probe and scanning electrochemical microscope measurements, combined with electrochemical testing, were used to investigate the micro-electrochemical information of passive film and analyzed the influence of sulfide in simulated cooling water on corrosion resistance of stainless steel. Results showed that the presence of sulfide in water caused a negative shift in surface potential of stainless steel, an increase in surface potential difference, and an increase in local response current on the surface, resulting in a current peak that gradually increased over time. The analysis results of passive film composition showed that the presence of sulfide caused increase in the ratio of Fe/Cr and OH−/O2−, as well as the content of Cr(OH)3 and Fe(OH)3 in passive film, whereas caused a decrease of Cr2O3 content, and led to the formation of FeS2 in the passive film. These changes in the composition of the passive film made it easier for active sites to appear on the surface of stainless steel and enhanced the conductivity of the passive film and significantly reducing its protective performance.
Funding source: Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality
Award Identifier / Grant number: 23010501300
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Research ethics: Not applicable.
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Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in this study, or their legal guardians or wards.
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Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission. Jinrong Huang: experiments, data analysis, and writing; Jun Wu: replication; Zhuoran Li: data analysis; Honghua Ge: funding, theoretical analysis, and writing; Ping Liu: data analysis and writing.
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Use of Large Language Models, AI and Machine Learning Tools: None declared.
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Conflict of interest: The authors state no conflict of interest.
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Research funding: This work was financially supported by the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (23010501300).
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Data availability: The raw data can be obtained on request from the corresponding author.
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