Abstract

The corrosion–electrochemical behavior of both carbon steel and aluminum alloys in hydrogen sulfide-bearing mineralized media is considered. An increase in the partial pressure of hydrogen sulfide aggravates the catastrophic breakdown of carbon steel, yet diminishes both the corrosion rate and the localization of corrosion attack on aluminum alloys. An investigation of the nature of the nonstoichiometry of surface oxide films on both carbon steel and aluminum alloys with the use of photoelectric-recombination method, revealed that the films fundamentally differ in semiconductive properties, according to which hydrogen sulfide can either promote or inhibit the corrosion. That is why hydrogen sulfide oppositely affects the corrosion–electrochemical behavior of aluminum alloys and carbon steels.

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