Multiscale Characterization of Erosion of TA2 Titanium Alloy Welded Joints

To prolong the service time of ship and seawater piping systems, titanium alloys have a series of excellent properties, such as their low density, high strength, and seawater corrosion resistance, and they have become the main material used in ocean engineering. A welded joint is a nonuniform struct...

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Main Authors: Ran Liu, Yingshuang Liu, Dalei Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmats.2022.910319/full
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description To prolong the service time of ship and seawater piping systems, titanium alloys have a series of excellent properties, such as their low density, high strength, and seawater corrosion resistance, and they have become the main material used in ocean engineering. A welded joint is a nonuniform structure that is composed of a weld seam (WM), base metal (BM), and heat-affected zone (HAZ). When an alloy is used, it is easier to form galvanic corrosion, stress corrosion, and pitting corrosion in a weld joint than when a single metal is used. Therefore, corrosion failure often occurs at a welded joint. In this article, classical electrochemical testing (EIS and Tafel) and surface morphology analysis (SEM and EDS) were used to study a welded joint, and microarray electrode (WBE) testing was added for the first time to study a welded joint. The corrosion behavior of each zone of a TA2 titanium alloy welded joint in flowing seawater and the overall corrosion tendency after coupling of three zones were studied at the macro- and submicroscales. Macroscopic results show that the HAZ and BM of a titanium alloy welded joint have better corrosion resistance in seawater. The microarray electrode shows that the WM is the main anode that accelerates corrosion, and at high flow rate, the electrode will change into the cathode. In conclusion, the data in this article provide a theoretical basis for the corrosion failure mechanism of TA2 welded joints.
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spelling doaj.art-8a8ef5653ca743a0bacc5549bdcd4fa82022-12-22T00:41:19ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Materials2296-80162022-05-01910.3389/fmats.2022.910319910319Multiscale Characterization of Erosion of TA2 Titanium Alloy Welded JointsRan LiuYingshuang LiuDalei ZhangTo prolong the service time of ship and seawater piping systems, titanium alloys have a series of excellent properties, such as their low density, high strength, and seawater corrosion resistance, and they have become the main material used in ocean engineering. A welded joint is a nonuniform structure that is composed of a weld seam (WM), base metal (BM), and heat-affected zone (HAZ). When an alloy is used, it is easier to form galvanic corrosion, stress corrosion, and pitting corrosion in a weld joint than when a single metal is used. Therefore, corrosion failure often occurs at a welded joint. In this article, classical electrochemical testing (EIS and Tafel) and surface morphology analysis (SEM and EDS) were used to study a welded joint, and microarray electrode (WBE) testing was added for the first time to study a welded joint. The corrosion behavior of each zone of a TA2 titanium alloy welded joint in flowing seawater and the overall corrosion tendency after coupling of three zones were studied at the macro- and submicroscales. Macroscopic results show that the HAZ and BM of a titanium alloy welded joint have better corrosion resistance in seawater. The microarray electrode shows that the WM is the main anode that accelerates corrosion, and at high flow rate, the electrode will change into the cathode. In conclusion, the data in this article provide a theoretical basis for the corrosion failure mechanism of TA2 welded joints.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmats.2022.910319/fulltitanium alloywelded jointseawater pipelineelectrochemicalcorrosion
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Dalei Zhang
Multiscale Characterization of Erosion of TA2 Titanium Alloy Welded Joints
Frontiers in Materials
titanium alloy
welded joint
seawater pipeline
electrochemical
corrosion
title Multiscale Characterization of Erosion of TA2 Titanium Alloy Welded Joints
title_full Multiscale Characterization of Erosion of TA2 Titanium Alloy Welded Joints
title_fullStr Multiscale Characterization of Erosion of TA2 Titanium Alloy Welded Joints
title_full_unstemmed Multiscale Characterization of Erosion of TA2 Titanium Alloy Welded Joints
title_short Multiscale Characterization of Erosion of TA2 Titanium Alloy Welded Joints
title_sort multiscale characterization of erosion of ta2 titanium alloy welded joints
topic titanium alloy
welded joint
seawater pipeline
electrochemical
corrosion
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