Abstract:
The influence of O
2 on the corrosion behavior of L80-13Cr in water injection well environments was studied using immersion corrosion test combined with electrochemical testing analysis. The results show that the average corrosion rates of both oxygen containing and non oxygen containing environments are similar, and the maximum pitting rate in oxygen containing environment is larger and the surface pitting pits are deeper. When there is O
2 in the solution, some loose and porous FeOOH and Fe
3O
4 appear in the passive film composition, and uneven coarse calcium carbonate rod like grains are distributed on the surface, which is easy to form an oxygen concentration cell, thus intensifying the local corrosion of L80-13Cr steel. The presence of O
2 increase the self corrosion current density of 13Cr, and oxygen absorption corrosion replaces the depolarization reaction of hydrogen as the main cathodic reaction, thus accelerating the anodic reaction. Moreover, the resistance value of the passive film
Rf and the charge transfer resistance
Rct of the metal substrate/film interface after 7 d corrosion are both lower than those in the oxygen free environment. The passive film in the oxygen containing environment has poor protection ability and weak self-healing ability, and is prone to steady-state pitting corrosion.