Corrosion Behaviors of Borosilicate Glasses in Various Leaching Agents

Abstract:

Static short-term corrosion tests were performed to two kinds of borosilicate glasses in deionized water, at 70°C and 150°C, respectively. Same corrosion experiments were also carried out in other leaching agents, such as simulated under ground water of Beishan, sulfuric acid solution (pH=0.5) and potassium hydroxide solution (pH = 13). Experimental results show that both leaching agent and corrosion temperature co-dominate the corrosion process, and the temperature plays more important role. At low temperature of 70°C, the corrosion reaction is controlled by the ion diffusing in DIW at earlier stage. While in PHS, network hydrolysis reaction is the main corrosion mechanism.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 177)
• Pages: 466-469
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.177.466
• Online since: December 2010
• Authors: Ping Ping Wu, Cheng Zhang, Hai Fang Xu, De Xin Huang, Bing Xu, Dan Yu Jiang
• Keywords: Borosilicate Glasses, Corrosion, Leaching Agents

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