The influence of dissolved sodium hypochlorite on the flow resistance of UNS C70600 (CuNi90/10) in
artificial ASTM D1141seawater at room temperature was investigated gravimetrically using the rotating
cage and the electrochemically controlled submersed jet impingement tests. It appeared that even under
unfavorable conditions (as-delivered surface, 5 ppm hypochlorite) the critical wall shear stress for
initiation of flow induced localized corrosion (FILC) reached levels of 200 Pa. Six weeks pre-exposure
in hypochlorite-free artificial seawater at room temperature yields flow resistant protective scales which
resist wall shear stresses up to 370 Pa (even in the presence of 5 ppm hypochlorite) without initiation of
FILC. The value of 43 Pa previously reported in the literature for the critical wall shear stress of
CuNi90/10 in seawater is obviously much too conservative.