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High temperature corrosion behavior of 430 ferrite stainless steel in a molten sulfur environment

  • Qianlian Bao, Wendian Xu, Wenxin Zheng were born in 1996, 1995, 1997, respectively. They are all Postgraduate Students at Nanjing Tech University, China.

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    Chengfei Zhu was born in 1977, and is currently a Professor at Nanjing Tech University, China. His research interests include electrochemistry, energy materials, corrosion and protection of metals (especially the long-term protection technology of materials under complex working conditions).

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From the journal Materials Testing Volume 63 Issue 10

Abstract

AISI type 430 stainless steel is a common current collector in sodium sulfur batteries. The corrosion behavior of stainless steel 430 (SS430) was investigated in this article in a sulfur environment at 350 °C using the gravimetric method. The corrosion mechanism and the characteristics of vulcanization films were studied by diffraction X-ray (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and resistance was tested by a four-probe tester. The results showed that the intensive vulcanization of SS430 took place at a corrosion time above 24 h. The dynamic vulcanization of SS430 first increased to a maximum point of 0.6532 mm × a-1 after 120 h in a 350 °C molten sulfur environment and then decreased. Block resistance reached 0.6058 mΩ after 120 h. The main corrosion product of SS430 was FeS2 within 48 h and its microstructure was porous. The Cr6S7 was observed again after 72 h. A dense Cr2S3 and FeS2 coating formed after 120 h, which protected the SS430 and reduced corrosion.

Keywords: Martensitic stainless steel; current collector; high temperature sulfur corrosion; chromium sulfide; sodium sulfur battery
Chengfei Zhu College of Materials Science and Engineering Nanjing Tech University 30 South PuZhu Road Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, PR China

About the authors

Qianlian Bao

Qianlian Bao, Wendian Xu, Wenxin Zheng were born in 1996, 1995, 1997, respectively. They are all Postgraduate Students at Nanjing Tech University, China.

Chengfei Zhu

Chengfei Zhu was born in 1977, and is currently a Professor at Nanjing Tech University, China. His research interests include electrochemistry, energy materials, corrosion and protection of metals (especially the long-term protection technology of materials under complex working conditions).

Acknowledgment

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China #1 under Grant No.21203095 and Science and Technology Planning project of Jiangsu Province of China #2 under Grant No. BE2019738.

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  1. Contents
  2. Materials testing for joining and additive manufacturing applications
  3. Forming mechanism and mechanical properties of dissimilar friction stir lap welds of 304 austenitic stainless steel to a Ti6Al4V alloy
  4. Microstructure, mechanical and corrosion properties of nickel superalloy weld metal
  5. Mechanical testing/Materialography
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  7. Metallurgical investigations
  8. Simulation of boronizing kinetics of AISI 316 steel with an integral diffusion model
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  11. Corrosion Testing
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  13. Materials testing for joining and additive manufacturing applications
  14. Heat affected zone and weld metal analysis of HARDOX 450 and ferritic stainless steel double sided TIG-joints
  15. Mechanical testing/numerical simulations
  16. Effect of patch dimension and fiber orientation on non-linear buckling of hybrid composites
  17. Production-oriented testing
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  19. Analysis of physical and chemical properties
  20. Comparison between acidic electroless deposited Cu, Ni coating and a physical vapor deposited (PVD) Al coating on an acrylonitrile– butadiene–styrene (ABS) substrate
  21. Wear testing
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  23. Mechanical testing/wear testing
  24. Mechanical and Tribological characteristics of AA6082/ZrB2 composites
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https://doi.org/10.1515/mt-2021-0021
Keywords for this article
Martensitic stainless steel; current collector; high temperature sulfur corrosion; chromium sulfide; sodium sulfur battery

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Contents
  2. Materials testing for joining and additive manufacturing applications
  3. Forming mechanism and mechanical properties of dissimilar friction stir lap welds of 304 austenitic stainless steel to a Ti6Al4V alloy
  4. Microstructure, mechanical and corrosion properties of nickel superalloy weld metal
  5. Mechanical testing/Materialography
  6. Impression creep behavior of Babbitt alloy SnSb8Cu4
  7. Metallurgical investigations
  8. Simulation of boronizing kinetics of AISI 316 steel with an integral diffusion model
  9. Mechanical Testing
  10. Mode-I interlaminar fracture of aramid and carbon fibers reinforced epoxy matrix composites at various SiC particle contents
  11. Corrosion Testing
  12. High temperature corrosion behavior of 430 ferrite stainless steel in a molten sulfur environment
  13. Materials testing for joining and additive manufacturing applications
  14. Heat affected zone and weld metal analysis of HARDOX 450 and ferritic stainless steel double sided TIG-joints
  15. Mechanical testing/numerical simulations
  16. Effect of patch dimension and fiber orientation on non-linear buckling of hybrid composites
  17. Production-oriented testing
  18. Quality optimization and process capability analysis of ring spun Supima cotton yarn
  19. Analysis of physical and chemical properties
  20. Comparison between acidic electroless deposited Cu, Ni coating and a physical vapor deposited (PVD) Al coating on an acrylonitrile– butadiene–styrene (ABS) substrate
  21. Wear testing
  22. Effect of vibratory peening on wear behavior of Al2O3/SiCp reinforced Al2024 aircraft alloy
  23. Mechanical testing/wear testing
  24. Mechanical and Tribological characteristics of AA6082/ZrB2 composites
  25. Analysis of physical and chemical properties
  26. Vibration damping capacity of a rotating shaft heat treated by various procedures
  27. Component-oriented testing and simulation
  28. Long-term ring stiffness of fiberglass-reinforced plastic mortar pipes
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