A new type of silica-induced “moundless” pitting corrosion in copper observed in Japan

A new type of pitting corrosion in copper, namely “moundless” corrosion, has recently been reported in Japan. This type of pitting corrosion has some unique morphological features that differ from ordinary types of pitting corrosion, such as type I or type II. Firstly, this type of pitting corrosion...

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Main Author: Masahiro Sakai
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022013986
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description A new type of pitting corrosion in copper, namely “moundless” corrosion, has recently been reported in Japan. This type of pitting corrosion has some unique morphological features that differ from ordinary types of pitting corrosion, such as type I or type II. Firstly, this type of pitting corrosion has no mound of corrosion products that cover the mouth of the pit. In addition, a glassy verdigris exists around the pit. Furthermore, the pit measures <1 mm in diameter, but is extremely deep. In our study, we reproduced moundless pits by field testing in an area where moundless pits have often occurred. Moundless pits were also generated in synthetic freshwater through the dissolution of some selected components in a laboratory test. This synthetic freshwater contained 40 ppm SiO2, 50 ppm SO42−, 10 ppm Cl−, and 10 ppm HCO3−. Surface analysis of the moundless pit revealed that the mouths of the pits were covered with thin films that were mainly composed of silica.
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spelling doaj.art-093e736ea2f2477f972b66ccba2b8a462022-12-22T02:13:04ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402022-08-0188e10110A new type of silica-induced “moundless” pitting corrosion in copper observed in JapanMasahiro Sakai0College of Design and Manufacturing Technology, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto, Muroran, Hokkaido, JapanA new type of pitting corrosion in copper, namely “moundless” corrosion, has recently been reported in Japan. This type of pitting corrosion has some unique morphological features that differ from ordinary types of pitting corrosion, such as type I or type II. Firstly, this type of pitting corrosion has no mound of corrosion products that cover the mouth of the pit. In addition, a glassy verdigris exists around the pit. Furthermore, the pit measures <1 mm in diameter, but is extremely deep. In our study, we reproduced moundless pits by field testing in an area where moundless pits have often occurred. Moundless pits were also generated in synthetic freshwater through the dissolution of some selected components in a laboratory test. This synthetic freshwater contained 40 ppm SiO2, 50 ppm SO42−, 10 ppm Cl−, and 10 ppm HCO3−. Surface analysis of the moundless pit revealed that the mouths of the pits were covered with thin films that were mainly composed of silica.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022013986CopperPitting corrosionFreshwaterVerdigrisSilica
spellingShingle Masahiro Sakai
A new type of silica-induced “moundless” pitting corrosion in copper observed in Japan
Heliyon
Copper
Pitting corrosion
Freshwater
Verdigris
Silica
title A new type of silica-induced “moundless” pitting corrosion in copper observed in Japan
title_full A new type of silica-induced “moundless” pitting corrosion in copper observed in Japan
title_fullStr A new type of silica-induced “moundless” pitting corrosion in copper observed in Japan
title_full_unstemmed A new type of silica-induced “moundless” pitting corrosion in copper observed in Japan
title_short A new type of silica-induced “moundless” pitting corrosion in copper observed in Japan
title_sort new type of silica induced moundless pitting corrosion in copper observed in japan
topic Copper
Pitting corrosion
Freshwater
Verdigris
Silica
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022013986
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