Research paper

Corrosion and Cavitation Erosion Behavior of GLNN/Cu Composite in Simulated Seawater

  • Chengcheng PAN ,
  • Xiang ZHANG ,
  • Fan YANG ,
  • Dahai XIA ,
  • Chunnian HE ,
  • Wenbin HU
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  • Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
XIA Dahai, associate professor, Tel: 15222107261, E-mail: dahaixia@tju.edu.cnHU Wenbin, professor, Tel: 18202640829, E-mail: wbhu@tju.edu.cn

Received date: 2021-08-11

  Revised date: 2021-08-30

  Online published: 2021-10-18

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National Natural Science Foundation of China(52031007);National Natural Science Foundation of China(52171077);Tianjin Science and Technology Support Project(17ZXCLGX00060);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2020M670648);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2021T140505)

Abstract

Herein, three-dimensional graphene-like nanosheet network (3D-GLNN)/copper (Cu) materials were synthesized using hop-pressing (HP) and hot-rolling (HR) methods and their corrosion resistance and mechanism were investigated using polarization curves, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and weight loss data after a cavitation corrosion test. Microstructural characterization results revealed that the 3D-GLNN structure was intact in the bulk composites, thereby restricting the effective grain growth of the Cu matrix. Compared with pure Cu, the Vickers hardness of 3D-GLNN/Cu fabricated using the HP and HR methods improved by 8% and 46%, respectively. Polarization curve results indicated that the anodic dissolution current of 3D-GLNN/Cu was considerably lower than that of pure Cu, indicating that 3D-GLNN/Cu exhibited better corrosion resistance. EIS measurements under a corrosion potential revealed that the electrode process kinetics was complex, with both charge and mass transfer controlling it. By extending the immersion time from 1 h to 9 d, the corrosion potential first became positive and then became negative. The capacitance arc at a high-frequency EIS range first increased and then decreased, attributed to the formation and detachment of a CuCl salt film. Diffusion impedance was observed in the low-frequency EIS range, with a phase angle of 18°-23°, indicating that the mass transfer process was not attributed to a single species but controlled by anodic and cathodic reactants. The constant phase angle element (CPE) behavior of the electrochemical system was further evaluated using the ohm-corrected phase angle and impedance modulus. The high-frequency phase angle was greater than -90 °, while the slope of impedance modulus was approximately -0.9; thus, the CPE was used to model the EIS data. The CPE behavior was attributed to the surface distribution of the charge transfer resistance and interface capacitance, implying a time-constant dispersion on the surface. Weight loss data after the cavitation corrosion test indicated that pure Cu showed better cavitation resistance than 3D-GLNN/Cu fabricated using the HR and HP methods. This is because of the difference in the elastic modulus between the graphene and Cu matrix that caused deformation dissonance during cavitation erosion.

Key words: graphene; composite; corrosion; EIS

Cite this article

Chengcheng PAN , Xiang ZHANG , Fan YANG , Dahai XIA , Chunnian HE , Wenbin HU . Corrosion and Cavitation Erosion Behavior of GLNN/Cu Composite in Simulated Seawater[J]. Acta Metall Sin, 2022 , 58(5) : 599 -609 . DOI: 10.11900/0412.1961.2021.00333

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