Fatigue Behavior of Super Duplex Stainless Steel Exposed in Natural Seawater Under Cathodic Protection
2022 (English)In: Frontiers in Materials, ISSN 2296-8016, Vol. 9, article id 826189Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Under operating conditions, alternated loading and fatigue are encountered, controlling the durability and safety of components and structures made of super duplex stainless steel (SDSS). In particular, the use of a cathodic protection (CP) system to protect the structure against corrosion can induce hydrogen charging of the SDSS. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the sensitivity of some industrial products made of SDSS 2507 (UNS S32750), without artificial thermal aging, under test conditions as close as possible to real environments. In situ fatigue tests under alternated 4-point bending conditions were conducted in natural seawater with and without CP. The fatigue behavior was evaluated as a function of environmental parameters, such as temperature, and material parameters, particularly the austenite spacing and microstructure around orbital welds by Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding and stress concentrations, through the presence of surface defects. The fatigue life obtained in air or in seawater at the open circuit potential (OCP) was rather similar. Fatigue life enhancement was systematically observed under CP particularly in the range of low applied load, despite evidence of brittle failure on the fracture surfaces of samples tested under CP. The data suggest immunity of the SDSS to hydrogen embrittlement under the present experimental conditions of fatigue testing. Copyright © 2022 Vucko, Ringot, Thierry and Larché.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Frontiers Media S.A. , 2022. Vol. 9, article id 826189
Keywords [en]
cathodic protection (CP), fatigue, hydrogen, natural seawater, super duplex stainless steel, Bending tests, Cathodic protection, Durability, Fatigue of materials, Hydrogen embrittlement, Inert gases, Seawater, Steel corrosion, Surface defects, Thermal aging, Cathodic protection systems, Fatigue behaviour, Hydrogen charging, Industrial product, Operating condition, Real environments, Superduplex stainless steels, Test condition, Fatigue testing
National Category
Metallurgy and Metallic Materials
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-58778DOI: 10.3389/fmats.2022.826189Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85124618547OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-58778DiVA, id: diva2:1642215
Note
Funding text 1: The authors declare that this study received funding from ARCOR association in the frame of the Member Research Consortium (MRC) “Marine Corrosion”. The industrial members of this association are: Aker Solutions, Aperam, DGA, EDF, Equinor, FlexiFrance/TechnipFMC, Industeel ArcelorMittal, IxBlue, Neotiss, National Oilwell Varco, Outokumpu, Saipem, Sandvik, Thalès, TotalEnergies, Vallourec, Veolia, voestalpine BOHLER Edelstahl, and Volvo Penta. The design of the study and the decision to publish the paper was discussed and validated with the consortium. The funders were not involved in the collection, analysis, interpretation of data and the writing of this article.; Funding text 2: The authors acknowledge the industrial partners of the Member Research Consortium (MRC) “Marine Corrosion” from the ARCOR association for funding, material supply, and fruitful discussions on
2022-03-042022-03-042024-07-01Bibliographically approved