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The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of alloying elements (Cr, Mo and Cu) on the corrosion behavior of low carbon steel in CO2 environments. Six samples were prepared with varying Cr content from 0 to 2 wt.% and with added 0.5 wt.% of Mo and Cu.
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of alloying elements (Cr, Mo and Cu) on the corrosion behavior of low carbon steel in CO2 environments. Six samples were prepared with varying Cr content from 0 to 2 wt.% and with added 0.5 wt.% of Mo and Cu; the specimens had ferritic/pearlitic microstructures. Steel samples were exposed to a CO2-saturated 1 wt.% NaCl solution with different combinations of pH and temperature (pH 4.0 at 25oC, pH 6.6 at 80oC, and pH 5.9 at 70oC). Changes in corrosion rate with time were determined by linear polarization resistance (LPR) measurements. The surface morphology and the composition of the corrosion product layers were analyzed by surface analysis techniques (SEM and EDS). Results showed that the addition of Cr and Cu showed a slight positive effect on the corrosion resistance at pH 4.0 and 25oC. At pH 6.6 and 80oC, regardless of the alloying elements, the trend of corrosion rate with time was similar, i.e., the corrosion rate of all specimens decreased with time due to the formation of protective FeCO3. A beneficial effect of Cr addition was clearly seen at pH 5.9 and 70oC, where steel sample without Cr showed no decrease in corrosion rate with time. The addition of Cr promotes the formation of protective FeCO3 and it decreases the corrosion rate.
Key words: CO2 corrosion, carbon steel, alloying element, FeCO3
The corrosion mechanism of X65 carbon steel was evaluated in water environment by increasing CO2 partial pressure from 1 bar at 24 °C to 110 bar at 40 °C, reaching conditions that include water saturated with supercritical CO2.
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The literature has been reviewed with respect to information gained in the recent 20 years on CO2 corrosion of materials used in the oil and gas industry. The paper discusses the effect of materials related, medium-related and interface-related parameters on general (uniform) and localized corrosion. Part II
Mild steel specimens (API 5L X65) were pretreated to form a pyrrhotite layer on the surface using high temperature sulfidation in oil, then exposed to a range of aqueous CO2 and H2S corrosion environments, leading to initiation of localized corrosion.