STEEL CORROSION MECHANISMS UNDER CONDITIONS PERTINENT TO STEAM POWER GENERATION

Abstract

A basic research program concerning the corrosion of steel at temperature and pressure conditions encountered in boiler operation is underway. One phase of this program, which has been devoted to a clearer understanding of pit formation mechanisms, has included studies of the following: (1) Corrosion-product formation and pitting phenomena in sealed mild steel capsules containing pure water at room and at boiler temperatures at several oxygen levels. (2) Transformation and stability phenomena of the corrosion products. (3) Effects in commercial piping at low flow rates. (4) Effects of water treatment chemicals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 30, 1959
Accession Number
AD0232430

Entities

People

  • M. C. Bloom
  • Mary B. Strauss

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Steels
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Corrosion
  • Diffraction
  • Electron Diffraction
  • Feed Water
  • Hydrogen
  • Hydroxides
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Stress Corrosion
  • Water Purification
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.