The corrosion of carbon steel by wet elemental sulphur
Abstract
The corrosion behaviour of carbon steel in wet elemental sulphur under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions is reported. The corrosion reaction was studied as a function of the initial pH of the system and the particle size of sulphur. Catastrophic corrosion is observed after an induction period which is found to be a function of the initial pH of the system, the particle size of the sulphur and the presence or absence of oxygen. Corrosion potential measurements suggest that the observed catastrophic corrosion process is subject to catalysis of the cathodic reaction. A possible mechanism for the corrosion reaction is discussed.
- Publication:
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Corrosion
- Pub Date:
- 1978
- DOI:
- 10.1016/S0010-938X(78)80037-7
- Bibcode:
- 1978Corro..18..411M