Corrosion of Chromium Coating Fabricated on Zircaloy-4 Substrate
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Autoclave Testing
2.3. Methods for Corrosion Assessment
3. Results
3.1. Gravimetric Analysis of Cr-Coated Zircaloy-4 Alloy, Examined under Primary Circuit Situations
3.2. Morphological and Structural Characterization of Cr Coating Post-Autoclave Testing
3.2.1. Metallographic Analysis
3.2.2. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Measurements
3.2.3. XRD Measurements
3.3. Evaluation of Susceptibility to Corrosion by Electrochemical Methods
3.3.1. Open-Circuit Potential Tests
3.3.2. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS)
3.3.3. Potentiodynamic Polarization Tests
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Kinetic Equation | kp | n | R2 |
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y = 1.376 × t0.167 | 1.376 | 0.167 | 0.997 |
Autoclave Testing, h | 0 | 504 | 1512 | 3024 |
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Rs, Ω × cm2 | 20.2 ± 0.2 | 17.3 ± 0.1 | 18.7 ± 0.1 | 19.3 ± 0.21 |
CPEdl-T, F × cm−2 | 3.7 × 10−4 ± 0.3 | 3.2 × 10−7 ± 0.2 | 2.6 × 10−7 ± 0.3 | 2.7 × 10−7 ± 0.1 |
CPEdl-P | 0.64 ± 0.05 | 0.84 ± 0.08 | 0.89 ± 0.075 | 0.87 ± 0.05 |
Rct, Ω × cm2 | 1.8 × 1014 ± 0.5 | 2881 ± 0.3 | 3723 ± 0.2 | 4920 ± 0.1 |
CPEox-T, F × cm−2 | - | 4.6 × 10−4 ± 0.4 | 4.1 × 10−4 ± 0.3 | 2.7 × 10−4 ± 0.6 |
CPEox-P | - | 0.71 ± 0.03 | 0.78 ± 0.05 | 0.64 ± 0.05 |
Rox, Ω × cm2 | - | 1.9 × 1014 | 7.5 × 1018 | 7.8 × 1019 |
CPEcoat-T, F × cm−2 | 7.1 × 10−6 ± 0.1 | 7.8 × 10−6 ± 0.1 | 4.2 × 10−5 ± 0.2 | 1.1 × 10−4 ± 0.2 |
CPEcoat-P | 0.79 ± 0.03 | 0.99 ± 0.07 | 0.87 ± 0.05 | 0.69 ± 0.02 |
Rcoat, Ω × cm2 | 201.2 ± 12.4 | 267.1 ± 12.5 | 109.1 ± 11 | 57.6 ± 8.2 |
Chi-Squared | 2.3 × 10−3 | 1.3 × 10−3 | 2.5 × 10−4 | 3 × 10−4 |
Autoclaving Time, h | Tafel Slope Method | Polarization Resistance Method | Pi (%) | P (%) | |||
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Ecorr, mV | icorr, nA × cm−2 | Vcorr, nm × year−1 | Rp, MΩ × cm2 | icorr, nA × cm−2 | |||
0 | −232 ± 0.4 | 0.797 ± 0.003 | 18.3 ± 0.04 | 31.2 ± 0.2 | 0.787 ± 0.004 | - | - |
504 | −117 ± 0.3 | 0.515 ± 0.003 | 11.82 ± 0.03 | 55.1 ± 0.4 | 0.476 ± 0.003 | 35.38 ± 0.03 | 0.0166 ± 0.02 |
1512 | −54 ± 0.5 | 0.216 ± 0.002 | 4.96 ± 0.03 | 210 ± 0.5 | 0.229 ± 0.002 | 72.89 ± 0.02 | 6.3 × 10−4 ± 0.01 |
3024 | −56 ± 0.3 | 0.121 ± 0.002 | 2.77 ± 0.02 | 375 ± 0.6 | 0.122 ± 0.002 | 84.82 ± 0.02 | 0.12 × 10−4 ± 0.01 |
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Golgovici, F.; Diniași, D.; Dincă, P.P.; Butoi, B.; Demetrescu, I. Corrosion of Chromium Coating Fabricated on Zircaloy-4 Substrate. Materials 2024, 17, 4445. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17184445
Golgovici F, Diniași D, Dincă PP, Butoi B, Demetrescu I. Corrosion of Chromium Coating Fabricated on Zircaloy-4 Substrate. Materials. 2024; 17(18):4445. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17184445
Chicago/Turabian StyleGolgovici, Florentina, Diana Diniași, Paul Pavel Dincă, Bogdan Butoi, and Ioana Demetrescu. 2024. "Corrosion of Chromium Coating Fabricated on Zircaloy-4 Substrate" Materials 17, no. 18: 4445. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17184445