Effect of different corrosive media on the corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of armor steel

Aysel Yazıcı; M. Sadrettin Zeybek; Fatih Kahraman

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Effect of different corrosive media on the corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of armor steel

Aysel Yazıcı
Dr. Aysel Yazıcı, born in 1967, received her BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees from the Agricultural Machinery Department of Ege University, İzmir, Turkey, in 1987, 1992, and 1997, respectively. Currently, she is working as a professor at Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turgutlu Vocational School, Manisa, Turkey, in the field of heat treatments, the mechanical behavior of materials, and corrosion.
, M. Sadrettin Zeybek
Dr. M. Sadrettin Zeybek was born in 1970. He has been serving as a researcher in the research, innovation, and entrepreneurship coordination at Manisa Celal Bayar University since 2018. He completed his PhD in the department of chemistry at Sakarya University, Turkey. He received his MSc degree in the department of Chemistry at Manisa Celal Bayar University and his undergraduate studies in chemical engineering at Ege University, Turkey. His research interest is in the area of the corrosion of alloys and corrosion of steel in the concrete.
and Fatih Kahraman
Dr. Fatih Kahraman, born in 1979, graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey, in 1998. He completed his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey, in 2001. Then, in 2008, he completed his PhD at Dokuz Eylül University. His main research fields are material processing, welding, plastic deformation, casting, and surface engineering.

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Abstract

Armor steel samples were exposed to corrosion for 24, 72, 168, and 720 h in two different corrosive media. The corrosion rate was determined using mass loss, measurement of the concentration of components in the corrosive medium solution, and Tafel extrapolation methods. Before and after corrosion experiments, the tensile properties, surface characteristics, and phase structures of the samples were examined. The surface analyses were performed using the SEM technique combined with EDX analyses, and the phase analyses were performed by X-ray diffraction. The corrosion rate determined by the mass loss method was 0.02 ± 0.01 mm year⁻¹ for the 3.5 wt% NaCl medium and 2.66 ± 0.16 mm year⁻¹ for the 1 M HCl medium. The corrosion rate values determined by the Tafel extrapolation method were 0.02 ± 0.01 mm year⁻¹ in the 3.5 wt% NaCl medium and 1.21 ± 0.01 mm year⁻¹ in the 1 M HCl medium. There was a decrease in the tensile, yield strengths, and elongation to fracture values of the corroded samples compared to the non-corroded samples. While intergranular ductile fracture occurred in samples exposed to 3.5 wt% NaCl medium, there were features reminiscent of the brittle fracture in samples exposed to the 1 M HCl/168 h medium.

Keywords: armor steel; corrosion; HCl; mechanical properties; Tafel extrapolation

Corresponding author: Aysel Yazıcı, Machine and Metal Technologies, Turgutlu Vocational School, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turgutlu, 45400, Manisa, Türkiye, E-mail: aysel.yazici@cbu.edu.tr

Funding source: Manisa Celal Bayar University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit

Award Identifier / Grant number: Project Number: 2020-096.

About the authors

Aysel Yazıcı

Dr. Aysel Yazıcı, born in 1967, received her BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees from the Agricultural Machinery Department of Ege University, İzmir, Turkey, in 1987, 1992, and 1997, respectively. Currently, she is working as a professor at Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turgutlu Vocational School, Manisa, Turkey, in the field of heat treatments, the mechanical behavior of materials, and corrosion.

M. Sadrettin Zeybek

Dr. M. Sadrettin Zeybek was born in 1970. He has been serving as a researcher in the research, innovation, and entrepreneurship coordination at Manisa Celal Bayar University since 2018. He completed his PhD in the department of chemistry at Sakarya University, Turkey. He received his MSc degree in the department of Chemistry at Manisa Celal Bayar University and his undergraduate studies in chemical engineering at Ege University, Turkey. His research interest is in the area of the corrosion of alloys and corrosion of steel in the concrete.

Fatih Kahraman

Dr. Fatih Kahraman, born in 1979, graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey, in 1998. He completed his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey, in 2001. Then, in 2008, he completed his PhD at Dokuz Eylül University. His main research fields are material processing, welding, plastic deformation, casting, and surface engineering.

Acknowledgement

The experiments in this paper were partially performed at Manisa Celal Bayar University (Turkey) – Applied Science and Research Center (DEFAM).

Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: This study was supported by the Manisa Celal Bayar University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit. Project Number: 2020-096. The authors would like to thank the Scientific Research Project Coordination Unit of Manisa Celal Bayar University for providing financial support.
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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