Corrosion cracking resistance of hoisting ropes

Haşim Fırat Karasu; Mine Demirsoy

doi:10.1515/mt-2023-0219

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Corrosion cracking resistance of hoisting ropes

Haşim Fırat Karasu
Dr. Haşim Fırat Karasu, born in 1987, received his BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2010 from Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey, his MSc degree in 2014, and his PhD degree in 2022 at the Design and Production branch of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
and Mine Demirsoy
Prof. Dr. Mine Demirsoy, born in 1963, received her BSc degree in 1986 at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, her MSc degree in 1988, and her PhD degree in 1994 at the Design and Production branch of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.

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Abstract

The corrosion occurring in hoisting ropes used in transport machinery, directly and indirectly, significantly damages the global economy every year. The aim of this study is to investigate the behavior of different types of steel wire hoisting ropes used in cranes, ships, and ports, regarding their resistance to corrosion through the method of stress corrosion cracking and to determine which types of steel ropes should be utilized in environments exposed to severe corrosion. First of all, hessian and steel core ropes were selected from 6 × 19 Standard, 8 × 19 Seale, and 6 × 36 Warrington Seale rope groups of the same diameter. Prestress corrosion tests of the ropes were carried out based on the ASTM G49 standard, with the prestress corrosion test device designed and manufactured in accordance with different rope types. The results obtained by performing appropriate treatment methods against corrosion, such as hot-dip galvanizing and painting with zinc epoxy primer, were compared with the test results of ungalvanized ropes. Thus, the degree improvement against corrosion was determined.

Keywords: hoisting rope; corrosion; stress corrosion cracking; Tafel extrapolation method; potentiodynamic polarization test

Corresponding author: Haşim Fırat Karasu, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 37508 Dokuz Eylül University , Tınaztepe Campus Buca/Izmir, Izmir, 35397, Türkiye, E-mail: firat.karasu@deu.edu.tr

About the authors

Haşim Fırat Karasu

Dr. Haşim Fırat Karasu, born in 1987, received his BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2010 from Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey, his MSc degree in 2014, and his PhD degree in 2022 at the Design and Production branch of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.

Mine Demirsoy

Prof. Dr. Mine Demirsoy, born in 1963, received her BSc degree in 1986 at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, her MSc degree in 1988, and her PhD degree in 1994 at the Design and Production branch of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.

Research ethics: Research ethics were followed.
Author contributions: The authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
Competing interests: The authors state no conflict of interest.
Research funding: None declared.
Data availability: The raw data can be obtained on request from the corresponding author.

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hoisting rope; corrosion; stress corrosion cracking; Tafel extrapolation method; potentiodynamic polarization test