Galvanic Corrosion of Piping and Fitting Alloys in Sulfide-Modified Seawater

Abstract

Two wrought piping alloys, 70-30 and 90-10 copper-nickel, were each galvanically coupled to each of four fitting alloys in sulfide-modified seawater for 30 days. The fitting alloys used were bronze (Composition M), cast Monel, wrought nickel-aluminum bronze, and cast 70-30 copper-nickel. The piping material/fitting material area ratio was 3:1, and the seawater velocity was 2.4 meters per second. Results indicated that the galvanic relationship between M- bronze or Monel and 70-30 copper-nickel is affected by sulfide additions in a manner that increases the corrosion of the fitting material, whereas similar couples with 90-10 copper-nickel show little effect of sulfide.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA070677

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  • David W Taylor
  • HP Hack

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Aluminum
  • Cathodic Protection
  • Copper
  • Copper Nickel Alloys
  • Copper Oxides
  • Corrosion
  • Corrosion Resistance
  • Couplings
  • Films
  • Galvanic Corrosion
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Nickel
  • Nickel Alloys
  • Ships

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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  • Metallurgy