ISSN: 0090-3973
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Galvanic Corrosion of Piping and Fitting Alloys in Sulfide-Modified Seawater
Hack, HP
Metallurgist, Naval Ship Research and Development Center, Md.

Abstract

Two wrought piping alloys, 70-30 and 90-10 coppernickel, 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 to fitting material area ratio was 3:1 and the seawater velocity was 2.4 m/s. 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.

Keywords:
galvanic corrosion, copper-nickel alloys, pipe fittings, sulfide-induced corrosion, seawater piping

Paper ID: JTE10598J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE10598J
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