Abstract
Slurry erosion-corrosion damage to materials used in mineral processing industries occurs due to the combined effects of electrochemical and mechanical processes. In this study, AISI 2205 duplex stainless steel elbows were tested in a flow loop using slurries consisting 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 wt.% sand particles and saturated potash brine. Erosion-corrosion tests were conducted at flow velocities of 2.5 and 4.0 m/s. The results of the gravimetric analysis revealed that erosion-corrosion rates increased with increasing particle concentration at both velocities. The elbows exhibited negative synergy for all operating conditions, which is attributed to the presence of passive oxide film on the surface. Microstructural examination of the eroded surfaces showed that materials removal occurred by cutting and plastic deformation. Electron backscattered diffraction analysis suggests that plastic deformation, which occurred approximately 4 µm below the eroded surface, led to the transformation of metastable austenite phase to martensite.
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