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Effect of Sulfide Concentration on the Corrosion and Cavitation Erosion Behavior of a Manganese-Aluminum Bronze in 3.5% NaCl Solution

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The effect of sulfide concentration on the corrosion and cavitation erosion behavior of a cast manganese-aluminum bronze (MAB) alloy in 3.5% NaCl solution was investigated. The electrochemical results showed that when the sulfide concentration exceeded 50 ppm, hydrogen evolution reaction dominated the cathodic process because of the very negative corrosion potential of MAB, and the formation of a copper sulfide film on MAB was a diffusion-controlled process. The mass loss rate of MAB after longer-term immersion was ordered by the sulfide concentration as: 20/50 ppm > 100 ppm > zero > 200 ppm. In the 200 ppm sulfide solution, the mass loss rate of MAB was the lowest, because of the formation of a thin and homogeneous copper sulfide film. In the other sulfide solutions, the formation of a less-protective film with both oxides and sulfides resulted in higher mass loss rate of MAB. Moreover, selective phase corrosion occurred at the β and κ phases in solutions with sulfide addition less than 100 ppm. For all solutions, it was the mechanical attack that dominated cavitation erosion degradation. The cavitation erosion–corrosion synergy was lower in high sulfide solutions, because the corrosion products on MAB could reduce the mechanical impact under cavitation erosion.

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This research was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51601058), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of People’s Republic of China (No. 2018B59614), Changzhou Sci & Tech Program (No. CJ20180045) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51879089).

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Song, Q.N., Xu, N., Jiang, X. et al. Effect of Sulfide Concentration on the Corrosion and Cavitation Erosion Behavior of a Manganese-Aluminum Bronze in 3.5% NaCl Solution. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 28, 4053–4064 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-019-04150-8

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