Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Behavior of Fe40(CoCrMnNi)60 and Fe60(CoCrMnNi)40 Medium Entropy Alloys in the Presence of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

doi:10.1007/s40195-022-01488-2

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In this work, the microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of Fe₄₀(CoCrMnNi)₆₀ and Fe₆₀(CoCrMnNi)₄₀ medium entropy alloys (MEAs) induced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) was investigated. Corrosion behaviors during 14 days of immersion in sterile and P. aeruginosa-inoculated culture media are presented. Under sterile conditions, both MEAs exhibited good corrosion resistance against the culture medium solution. In the presence of P. aeruginosa, the pitting corrosion of MEAs was promoted. The results of inductively coupled plasma‒mass spectrometry (ICP‒MS) and potentiodynamic polarization tests showed that the presence of P. aeruginosa promoted the selective dissolution of passive film and accelerated the corrosion of MEAs. The results of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Mott-Schottky measurements further demonstrated the degradation effect of P. aeruginosa on the passive film. Compared with Fe₆₀(CoCrMnNi)₄₀, Fe₄₀(CoCrMnNi)₆₀ manifested better resistance to the MIC caused by P. aeruginosa, which may be attributed to more Cr oxides and fewer Fe oxides of the passive film.

Key words: Microbiologically influenced corrosion, Medium entropy alloys, Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Weiwei Chang, Yangyang Li, Huaibei Zheng, Hongchang Qian, Dawei Guo, Shuyuan Zhang, Yuntian Lou, Chi Tat Kwok, Lap Mou Tam, Dawei Zhang. Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Behavior of Fe₄₀(CoCrMnNi)₆₀ and Fe₆₀(CoCrMnNi)₄₀ Medium Entropy Alloys in the Presence of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa[J]. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 2023, 36(3): 379-390.

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Table 1 Chemical composition of Fe40 and Fe60 alloys (wt%)

Alloy	Composition	Co	Cr	Fe	Mn	Ni
Fe₄₀	Nominal	15.78	13.92	39.88	14.71	15.71
Fe₄₀	EDS	15.22	14.87	40.33	15.54	14.04
Fe₆₀	Nominal	10.53	9.29	59.87	9.82	10.49
Fe₆₀	EDS	10.22	9.95	60.43	10.18	9.22

Fig. 1 a Growth curves of planktonic P. aeruginosa in the inoculated media with immersion of Fe40 and Fe60; b sessile cell counts after 14 days of immersion on MEA coupons; c pH variation of the inoculated media and the sterile media with immersion of Fe40 and Fe60

Fig. 2 SEM images of the Fe40 and Fe60 coupon surfaces after 14 days of immersion in sterile media

Fig. 3 SEM images of Fe40 and Fe60 coupon surfaces after 14 days of immersion in the inoculated media

Fig. 4 Depth and width of the pits observed on MEA coupon surfaces after 14 days of immersion in the sterile media and inoculated media

Fig. 5 Concentrations of dissolved ions released from Fe40 and Fe60 in the sterile and inoculated media after a 7 days and b 14 days of immersion

Fig. 6 a Variation in EOCP for Fe40 and Fe60 immersed in the sterile and inoculated media over time; b potentiodynamic polarization curves of the Fe40 and Fe60 coupons after 14 days of immersion in the sterile and inoculated media

Table 2 Electrochemical corrosion parameters for MEA coupons determined from the PDP curves

	E_corr (mV vs. SCE)	E_pit (mV vs. SCE)	i_pass (μA cm⁻²)
Fe₄₀-P. aeruginosa	− 684 ± 27	− 4 ± 6	2.6 ± 0.7
Fe₄₀-Sterile	− 309 ± 9	94 ± 10	0.6 ± 0.2
Fe₆₀-P. aeruginosa	− 780 ± 41	− 51 ± 20	9.4 ± 2.4
Fe₆₀-Sterile	− 312 ± 22	48 ± 8	1.8 ± 0.4

Fig. 7 High-resolution XPS spectra of a Fe2p, b Cr2p, c O1s and d Mn2p of the (1, 2) Fe40 and (3, 4) Fe60 surfaces after 14 days of immersion (2, 4) in sterile medium and (1, 3) in inoculated medium

Fig. 8 Mott-Schottky plots of the passive films formed on Fe40 and Fe60 after 14 days of immersion in sterile media and inoculated media

Table 3 Calculated donor density (ND) of the passive film for MEAs after 14 days of immersion

	N_D (10²¹ cm⁻³)
Fe₄₀-P. aeruginosa	3.20 ± 0.60
Fe₄₀-Sterile	0.22 ± 0.03
Fe₆₀-P. aeruginosa	4.96 ± 0.78
Fe₆₀-Sterile	0.27 ± 0.04

Fig. 9 Schematic diagram of the mechanism of MIC induced by P. aeruginosa on MEA surfaces

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