CORROSION OF COPPER-NICKEL ALLOYS 706 AND 715 IN FLOWING SEA WATER. - 1 EFFECT OF OXYGEN.

  • D. D. MacDonald*
  • , B. C. Syrett
  • , S. S. Wing
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Copper-nickel alloys are used widely for seawater piping, heat exhangers, and other marine components. In particular, Alloy 706 (90:10 Cu:Ni) and Alloy 715 (70:30 Cu:Ni) give excellent performance under most normal operating conditions, although accelerated corrosion may occur in seawater polluted with sulfide. The effect of a number of environmental and flow variables on the corrosion of copper-nickel alloys is seawater is being studied in order to better understand corrosion related service failures, such as those caused by erosion-corrosion or sulfide pollution. This article describes a study of the corrosion and electrochemical behavior of Alloy 706 and Alloy 715 in flowing unpolluted seawater as a function of the dissolved oxygen concentration.

Original languageEnglish
Pages289-301
Number of pages13
Volume34
No9
Specialist publicationCorrosion
DOIs
StatePublished - 1978

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Materials Science

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