Evolution of the Stress-Induced Residual Magnetic Field of X70 Pipeline Steel With Multiple Corrosion Defects

Abstract

Abstract The aim of this research is to investigate the correlation between the residual magnetic field (RMF) and multiple corrosion defects in ferromagnetic steels. Specimens of X70 pipeline steel were machined into standard bars with a single corrosion defect, double corrosion defects and triple corrosion defects, respectively. Tensile tests were carried out to detect the RMF signals on the surface of these specimens. The variations of abnormal magnetic changes of the RMF signals with the external loads were investigated and the results showed that the tangential component and the normal component of the RMF signals of three defect patterns presented different shapes. It was found that the RMF signals were capable of capturing the location and the number of defects in pipeline steels. The peak values of the tangential component and the slopes of the normal component were not influenced by the defects number. This research will promote the investigation on the corrosion defect cluster of ferromagnetic steels based on the metal magnetic memory (MMM) technique.