Three-Body Abrasion Corrosion Studies of High-Cr Cast Irons: Benefits and Limitations of Tribo-electrochemical Methods

High-Cr white cast irons (WCIs) are multiphase alloys commonly used in aqueous industrial environments in applications that require both high abrasion and high corrosion resistance. Various electrochemical techniques can be useful in elucidating tribocorrosion characteristics of metallic materials u...

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Main Authors: Stachowiak, G., Salasi, Mobin
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9867
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Salasi, Mobin
Stachowiak, G.
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description High-Cr white cast irons (WCIs) are multiphase alloys commonly used in aqueous industrial environments in applications that require both high abrasion and high corrosion resistance. Various electrochemical techniques can be useful in elucidating tribocorrosion characteristics of metallic materials undergoing wear in a corrosive environment. This study is focused on the interpretation of electrochemical measurements applied to three-body abrasion corrosion contacts of high-Cr WCIs. Particular attention has been paid to determine whether tribo-electrochemical data can pick up any effects that the multiphase microstructure of WCIs may have on the tribocorrosion characteristics, especially in environments containing chloride ions. Since both wear and corrosion of multiphase alloys are usually not uniform, their tribocorrosion behaviour is difficult to study and is still poorly understood. The experimental results are discussed in terms of benefits and limitations of tribo-electrochemical techniques such as polarization (potentiostatic, potentiodynamic) and electrochemical noise (galvanic coupling, potentiostatic) in studying abrasion corrosion behaviour of high-Cr WCIs. The application of high-resolution surface analysis techniques (microprobe, NanoSIMS, C-AFM and SKPFM), used in support of the electrochemical data interpretation, is also demonstrated.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-98672017-09-13T14:52:04Z Three-Body Abrasion Corrosion Studies of High-Cr Cast Irons: Benefits and Limitations of Tribo-electrochemical Methods Stachowiak, G. Salasi, Mobin Stachowiak, G. High-Cr white cast irons (WCIs) are multiphase alloys commonly used in aqueous industrial environments in applications that require both high abrasion and high corrosion resistance. Various electrochemical techniques can be useful in elucidating tribocorrosion characteristics of metallic materials undergoing wear in a corrosive environment. This study is focused on the interpretation of electrochemical measurements applied to three-body abrasion corrosion contacts of high-Cr WCIs. Particular attention has been paid to determine whether tribo-electrochemical data can pick up any effects that the multiphase microstructure of WCIs may have on the tribocorrosion characteristics, especially in environments containing chloride ions. Since both wear and corrosion of multiphase alloys are usually not uniform, their tribocorrosion behaviour is difficult to study and is still poorly understood. The experimental results are discussed in terms of benefits and limitations of tribo-electrochemical techniques such as polarization (potentiostatic, potentiodynamic) and electrochemical noise (galvanic coupling, potentiostatic) in studying abrasion corrosion behaviour of high-Cr WCIs. The application of high-resolution surface analysis techniques (microprobe, NanoSIMS, C-AFM and SKPFM), used in support of the electrochemical data interpretation, is also demonstrated. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9867 10.1007/s40735-015-0006-z restricted
spellingShingle Stachowiak, G.
Salasi, Mobin
Stachowiak, G.
Three-Body Abrasion Corrosion Studies of High-Cr Cast Irons: Benefits and Limitations of Tribo-electrochemical Methods
title Three-Body Abrasion Corrosion Studies of High-Cr Cast Irons: Benefits and Limitations of Tribo-electrochemical Methods
title_full Three-Body Abrasion Corrosion Studies of High-Cr Cast Irons: Benefits and Limitations of Tribo-electrochemical Methods
title_fullStr Three-Body Abrasion Corrosion Studies of High-Cr Cast Irons: Benefits and Limitations of Tribo-electrochemical Methods
title_full_unstemmed Three-Body Abrasion Corrosion Studies of High-Cr Cast Irons: Benefits and Limitations of Tribo-electrochemical Methods
title_short Three-Body Abrasion Corrosion Studies of High-Cr Cast Irons: Benefits and Limitations of Tribo-electrochemical Methods
title_sort three-body abrasion corrosion studies of high-cr cast irons: benefits and limitations of tribo-electrochemical methods
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9867