Abstract:
The objective of this research is to construct the Pourbaix diagrams for duplex stainless steels in aqueous solution containing chloride 4,975, 9,900, 19,607, 33,816 ppm, pH 2 to 12 saturated with air and temperature 25°C by electrochemical technique. The specimens were tested at all conditions to measure the polarization curves at scan rate 0.166 mV/s, which can be interpreted for studying the corrosion potentials (Ecorr), the primary passivation potentials (Epp), the protective potentials (Ep,), and the transpassive potentials (Et ) . All these potentials would be used to construct the Pourbaix diagrams, represented the relation between the potentials of metals and the pH (Potentials I pH Diagrams). It is observed that for all solution containing chloride , the corrosion potentials and primary passivasion potential did not changed within the pH studied range, resulting in no changed for the general corrosion area . The transpassive potentials and the protective potentials increase within the pH ranges 2 to 4 but decrease at pH 12 for constant chloride concentration .Corrosion rate (Rmp), of the duplex stainless steels is directly proportional to chloride concentration and inversely proportional to chloride concentration in the ranges pH 2 to10. From the chemical qualitative analysis, in general corrosion only ferric ion (Fe³⁺) was found in solution containing chloride 33,816 ppm,pH 2. In transpassive range the ferric ion (Fe³⁺), nickellusion (Ni²⁺), chromic ion (Cr³⁺) were found at all tested solution condition but molybdate ion (Moo²⁻₄) was found only in the solution containing chloride 19,607 and 33,816 ppm, pH 2 and monochromateion (Cro²⁻₄) was found only in the solution containing chloride 33,816 ppm, pH 2. From metallography examination of the corroded structure occurred within the range of the transpassive potentials, it was found that the corroded structure is austenite more than ferrite.