High temperature corrosion and oxide scale formation of nickel in molten NaOH at various basicity levels

Autor: Birgitte Stoffersen, Daniel John Cooper, Morten Stendahl Jellesen, John Hald
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Heliyon, Vol 10, Iss 11, Pp e31995- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31995
Popis: The corrosion behavior of alloy Ni 201 in molten sodium hydroxide (NaOH) at 600 °C was investigated at varying basicity levels of the molten NaOH. The ability for Ni 201 to form passivating oxides was investigated after immersion tests varying from 70 to 340 h under atmospheres of argon and argon with different partial pressure of water. Morphology and thicknesses of the corrosion products were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and crystallography of the corrosion products by X-ray Diffraction (XRD). Dynamic polarizations were made to investigate the effects of basicity and electrochemical potential.The results showed that Ni 201 corroded at a reduced rate in molten acidic NaOH compared to neutral NaOH due to the formation of NiO. The oxide scales formed on Ni 201 in acidic NaOH were shown to grow non-parabolically and did not result in full corrosion protection as the oxide scales showed crack development over time.
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