Corrosion Behavior of Copper-Nickel Alloy in Marine Environment (Review Paper)

Abstract:

Copper-nickel alloys have been used in many applications in marine environments because of excellent corrosion and biofouling resistance. . This investigation is cover a review of many previous studies about the behavior of these alloys in marine environments with different environmental conditions including the effect of sulphur contamination, the effect of CO₂, the effect of chlorine, the effect of flow velocity, the effect of temperature and the effect of adding some alloying elements to the alloy itself. There have been conflicting results in the past about the corrosion rate values and the chemical analysis of the corrosion films in different environmental conditions. More research is needed for studying the behavior of these alloys in marine environments to provide good assessment of the corrosion resisting characteristics.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 799-800)
• Pages: 222-231
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.799-800.222
• Online since: October 2015
• Authors: Abulmaali M.Y. Taher*
• Keywords: Alloying Elements, Biofouling, Copper-Nickel Alloys, Corrosion, Passivation, Sulphate

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