Cavitation-corrosion Behaviour of Nodular Cast Iron in Aqueous Environments

The cavitation corrosion behaviour of nodular cast iron in the Arabian Gulf Seawater and in distilled water was studied using ultrasonically induced cavitation facility. In order to investigate the mechanism of cavitation of cast iron, the loss in weight and the corrosion current were measured under...

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Main Authors: A.H. Al-Hashem, V.K. Gouda, A.M. Abdullah, W.T. Riad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1996-01-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363918310626
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author A.H. Al-Hashem
V.K. Gouda
A.M. Abdullah
W.T. Riad
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description The cavitation corrosion behaviour of nodular cast iron in the Arabian Gulf Seawater and in distilled water was studied using ultrasonically induced cavitation facility. In order to investigate the mechanism of cavitation of cast iron, the loss in weight and the corrosion current were measured under cavitation conditions in the presence and absence of applied cathodic protection as well as under static conditions. Potentiodynamic polarization experiments were conducted along with polarization resistance measurements to determine the electrochemical corrosion rate (K). The results indicate that K under cavitation conditions is very low, amounting to less than 0.001% of the erosion-rate (W) in all tested conditions. Cathodic protection was found to decrease(W) by about 25%. SEM examination revealed that the mode of material removal was by ductile tearing and brittle failure. The results indicate that the electrochemical factor has an enhancing effect on the mechanical damage. However, it is concluded that cavitation-erosion of nodular cast iron is essentially controlled by mechanical factors.
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spelling doaj.art-55712072efe3496da05eea5e027a6c722022-12-21T19:18:03ZengElsevierJournal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences1018-36391996-01-018119Cavitation-corrosion Behaviour of Nodular Cast Iron in Aqueous EnvironmentsA.H. Al-Hashem0V.K. Gouda1A.M. Abdullah2W.T. Riad3Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109 Safat, KuwaitNational Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, EgyptKuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109 Safat, KuwaitKuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109 Safat, KuwaitThe cavitation corrosion behaviour of nodular cast iron in the Arabian Gulf Seawater and in distilled water was studied using ultrasonically induced cavitation facility. In order to investigate the mechanism of cavitation of cast iron, the loss in weight and the corrosion current were measured under cavitation conditions in the presence and absence of applied cathodic protection as well as under static conditions. Potentiodynamic polarization experiments were conducted along with polarization resistance measurements to determine the electrochemical corrosion rate (K). The results indicate that K under cavitation conditions is very low, amounting to less than 0.001% of the erosion-rate (W) in all tested conditions. Cathodic protection was found to decrease(W) by about 25%. SEM examination revealed that the mode of material removal was by ductile tearing and brittle failure. The results indicate that the electrochemical factor has an enhancing effect on the mechanical damage. However, it is concluded that cavitation-erosion of nodular cast iron is essentially controlled by mechanical factors.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363918310626
spellingShingle A.H. Al-Hashem
V.K. Gouda
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Cavitation-corrosion Behaviour of Nodular Cast Iron in Aqueous Environments
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title Cavitation-corrosion Behaviour of Nodular Cast Iron in Aqueous Environments
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title_fullStr Cavitation-corrosion Behaviour of Nodular Cast Iron in Aqueous Environments
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title_short Cavitation-corrosion Behaviour of Nodular Cast Iron in Aqueous Environments
title_sort cavitation corrosion behaviour of nodular cast iron in aqueous environments
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