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Corrosion and stress corrosion cracking behavior of 316L austenitic stainless steel in high H2S–CO2–Cl− environment

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In oil and gas production environments, H2S and Cl− can coordinate to cause pitting or stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of stainless steels. There has been limited work conducted on corrosion and SCC of autenitic stainless steels in high H2S–CO2–Cl− environments. In this paper, by four-point bending test method and scanning electron microscopy analysis, SCC of 316L steel was investigated under high H2S–CO2 pressures with 150,000 ppm Cl− at 60 °C. The effect of high H2S–CO2 pressure was discussed. The results indicated that the higher H2S–CO2 pressure can accelerate anodic dissolution process, deteriorate passive films, and aggravate SCC sensitivity. Using cyclic potentiodynamic polarization measurements, the corrosion behavior of 316L steel was studied in high H2S–CO2–Cl− environments. The effect of pH on pitting corrosion was discussed. Lower pH can promote both cathodic and anodic actions on 316L steel and facilitate passive film breakdown.

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This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant NO. 50971017 and Grant NO. 51171022).

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    **hui Ding, Lei Zhang, Dapeng Li, Minxu Lu, Junpeng Xue & Wen Zhong

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Ding, J., Zhang, L., Li, D. et al. Corrosion and stress corrosion cracking behavior of 316L austenitic stainless steel in high H2S–CO2–Cl− environment. J Mater Sci 48, 3708–3715 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-013-7168-1

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