Effect of Cr Addition on the Corrosion Behavior of Twinning-Induced Plasticity Steel

doi:10.11900/0412.1961.2021.00418

Acta Metall Sin

2023, Vol. 59

Issue (7): 905-914 DOI: 10.11900/0412.1961.2021.00418

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Effect of Cr Addition on the Corrosion Behavior of Twinning-Induced Plasticity Steel

SI Yongli¹^,², XUE Jintao¹^,², WANG Xingfu¹, LIANG Juhua¹, SHI Zimu¹, HAN Fusheng¹(

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¹Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
²Science Island Branch, Graduate School of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

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SI Yongli, XUE Jintao, WANG Xingfu, LIANG Juhua, SHI Zimu, HAN Fusheng. Effect of Cr Addition on the Corrosion Behavior of Twinning-Induced Plasticity Steel. Acta Metall Sin, 2023, 59(7): 905-914.

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Abstract

High-Mn austenitic Fe-Mn-C twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP) steels are prospective candidates in many industrial fields, owing to their excellent mechanical properties. However, these steels show poor corrosion resistance, which affects their performance and prevents their applications particularly in aqueous environment. In this study, an effective way to improve the corrosion resistant property of TWIP steels was described by understanding the corrosion behavior of TWIP steel that was alloyed with Cr. A series of Fe-25Mn-xCr-0.3C (x = 0, 3, 6, 9, and 12, mass fraction, %) TWIP steels were prepared in a vacuum arc melting furnace using high purity raw materials (≥ 99.8%). Thereafter, the resulting steels were solution treated at 1200^oC for 2 h under an argon atmosphere. The effect of Cr addition on the corrosion behavior of the prepared TWIP steels was investigated using various analytical techniques including XRD, potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and XPS. XRD results showed that the TWIP steels with Cr content that ranged from 3% to 12% retained their single austenite phase. Moreover, increasing the concentration of Cr in the alloys substantially increased and decreased the corrosion potential and corrosion current density, respectively. These resulted in an improvement in the corrosion resistant property of the alloys, which was verified by the increase in the charge transfer resistance found in the Nyquist plots. Meanwhile, XPS results revealed that the prepared quasi-passive oxide film was composed of FeO, Fe₂O₃, FeOOH, MnO, MnO₂, Cr₂O₃, and Cr(OH)₃. Furthermore, these results showed the progressive enrichment of Cr oxides and decrease of both Fe and Mn oxides in the outermost oxide as the Cr content was increased. The improved corrosion resistance of the prepared TWIP steels was caused by the protective Cr oxide film.

Key words: TWIP steel corrosion resistance Cr alloying polarization measurement oxide film

Received: 28 September 2021

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TG172.5

Fund: National Natural Science Foundation of China(51701206);National Natural Science Foundation of China(51671187);Foundation of President of Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences(YZJJ201703)

Corresponding Authors: HAN Fusheng, professor, Tel: (0551)65591435, E-mail: fshan@issp.ac.cn

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Table 1 Chemical compositions of twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP) steel samples

Fig.1 XRD spectra of TWIP steel samples with different Cr contents

Fig.2 OM image of 12Cr sample

Fig.3 Potentiodynamic polarization curves of TWIP steel samples with different Cr contents (i—current density)

Table 2 Characteristic electrochemical parameters based on the potentiodynamic polarization curves

Fig.4 Nyquist plots of TWIP steel samples in 3.5%NaCl solution at room temperature (a) and locally enlarged Nyquist spectra of 0Cr, 3Cr, and 6Cr samples in Fig.4a (b) (Z'—real part of the im-pedance, Z''—imaginary part of the impedance)

Fig.5 Bode plots of TWIP steel samples in 3.5%NaCl solution at room temperature (|Z|—magnitude of the impedance)

Fig.6 Comparisons of experimental impedance and calculated impedance using K-K transforms for 0Cr sample in 3.5%NaCl solution
(a) Z' (b) -Z"

Fig.7 Comparisons of experimental impedance and calculated impedance using K-K transforms for 12Cr sample in 3.5%NaCl solution
(a) Z' (b) -Z"

Fig.8 Equivalent electrical circuit used to fit the impedance data of samples (CPE—constant phase angle element, R_s—solution resistance, R_ct—charge transfer resistance)

Table 3 Fitting results of samples based on the EIS data and the model in Fig.8

Fig.9 OM (a1-e1) and SEM (a2-e2) images showing the surface morphologies after the potentiostatic polarization tests for 0Cr (a1, a2), 3Cr (b1, b2), 6Cr (c1, c2), 9Cr (d1, d2), and 12Cr (e1, e2) samples

Fig.10 XPS of 0Cr (a), 3Cr (b), and 6Cr (c) TWIP steel samples

Fig.11 XPS of 9Cr (a) and 12Cr (b) TWIP steel samples

Fig.12 Cationic fractions in surface film of samples based on the XPS results

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