Corrosion Behaviors of Pure Titanium and Its Weldment in Simulated Desulfurized Flue Gas Condensates in Thermal Power Plant Chimney

doi:10.1007/s40195-015-0222-z

Abstract

Abstract:

The corrosion behaviors of pure titanium and its weldment welded by tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding in simulated desulfurized flue gas condensates in thermal power plant chimney were investigated using potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and immersion tests. The effects of heat input and shielding gases on the corrosion behavior of the welded titanium were also studied. Grain coarsening and Widmanstätten structure were found in both the fusion zone and the heat-affected zone. The welded titanium exhibited active-passive behavior in the simulated condensates. Both the polarization curves and EIS measurements confirmed that TIG welding process with different parameters had few effects on the corrosion behavior. It was proved that the microstructure changes were not the key material factors affecting the corrosion behavior of pure titanium under the test conditions, while the oxide film had remarkable effect on improving the corrosion resistance.

Key words: Pure titanium, Tungsten inert gas welding, Simulated desulfurized flue gas condensates, Corrosion behavior, Microstructure, Oxide film

Zheng-Bing Wang, Hong-Xiang Hu, Chun-Bo Liu, Huai-Ning Chen, Yu-Gui Zheng. Corrosion Behaviors of Pure Titanium and Its Weldment in Simulated Desulfurized Flue Gas Condensates in Thermal Power Plant Chimney[J]. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 2015, 28(4): 477-486.

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Process	Current (A)	Pulse frequency (Hz)	Filler rod diameter (mm)	Welding speed (mm min^-1)	Torch gas flow (L min^-1)
A	70/10	5	1	150	12
B	75/10	5	1.2	150	12
C	75/10	Unpulsed	1.2	150	12

Process	Current (A)	Pulse frequency (Hz)	Filler rod diameter (mm)	Welding speed (mm min^-1)	Torch gas flow (L min^-1)
A	70/10	5	1	150	12
B	75/10	5	1.2	150	12
C	75/10	Unpulsed	1.2	150	12

Symbol	Sample
BM	Base metal
A(B,C)-FZ-f	FZ sample with shielding gas welded with Parameter A(B,C)
A(B,C)-FZ-b	FZ sample without shielding gas welded with Parameter A(B,C)
A(B,C)-HAZ-f	HAZ sample with shielding gas welded with Parameter A(B,C)
A(B,C)-HAZ-b	HAZ sample without shielding gas welded with Parameter A(B,C)

Symbol	Sample
BM	Base metal
A(B,C)-FZ-f	FZ sample with shielding gas welded with Parameter A(B,C)
A(B,C)-FZ-b	FZ sample without shielding gas welded with Parameter A(B,C)
A(B,C)-HAZ-f	HAZ sample with shielding gas welded with Parameter A(B,C)
A(B,C)-HAZ-b	HAZ sample without shielding gas welded with Parameter A(B,C)

Sample	E _corr (mV)	I _corr (μA cm^-2)
A-FZ-f	-667 ± 16	9.0 ± 0.8
A-FZ-b	-677 ± 26	9.6 ± 0.6
A-HAZ-f	-672 ± 9	10.7 ± 1.2
A-HAZ-b	-673 ± 11	10.8 ± 1.1
B-FZ-f	-667 ± 21	11.8 ± 2.3
B-FZ-b	-673 ± 20	8.8 ± 0.4
B-HAZ-f	-649 ± 8	10.2 ± 0.9
B-HAZ-b	-667 ± 15	9.1 ± 0.2
B-FZ-f	-689 ± 34	10.3 ± 1.6
B-FZ-b	-672 ± 17	11.4 ± 1.6
B-HAZ-f	-683 ± 40	9.4 ± 1.7
B-HAZ-b	-689 ± 43	10.9 ± 2.9
BM	-669 ± 2	9.9 ± 0.5