Abstract
Detailed understanding of localised corrosion phenomena induced by inclusions in low-alloy steel is extremely critical as any corrosion-induced premature failure can potentially lead to a catastrophe. In particular, there is still ambiguity as to whether the localised corrosion initiation induced by non-metallic inclusions is an electrochemical process or a chemical process. Herein, the localised heterogeneous electrochemical mechanism of typical non-metallic inclusions–Al2O3, ZrO2-Ti2O3-Al2O3, and (RE)AlO3-(RE)2O2S-(RE)xSy – was investigated using scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy and current-sensing atomic force microscopy. The chemical stability of typical non-metallic inclusions was characterized by Pourbaix diagrams. The results indicate that the localised corrosion behaviour shows no correlation to the Volta potential difference between the non-metallic inclusions and the matrix. Moreover, the localised corrosion initiation process is mainly a chemical corrosion process rather than an electrochemical corrosion process. Thus, the applicability of Volta potential difference in predicating the preferential corrosion area in different system (conductive/nonconductive system) should be given full attention.
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