Anticorrosion Property of TC27 Titanium Alloys and Application Evaluation in Tubing

Abstract:

In view of the combined effect of the load and the corrosive environment on the downhole tubing and the need for the selection of downhole tubing materials, the study on the pitting corrosion, crevice corrosion, erosion corrosion, high temperature and high pressure simulation of corrosion, galvanic corrosion, resistance to sulfide stress corrosion cracking SSC, resistance to hydrogen induced cracking, stress corrosion cracking test under simulated working conditions for TC27 titanium alloy was carried out. Furthermore, the corrosion performance was evaluated by the test results and evaluation standards such as GB/T 18590-2001, SY/T 7394-2017, GB/T 15748-2013. The results show that TC27 have excellent resistance to pitting corrosion, crevice corrosion and erosion corrosion under the corrosive environment of NaCl and H₂S. The alloy also has excellent corrosion resistance and crack resistance under high-intensity environments such as high temperature and high pressure, and has good overall performance, which can effectively meet the needs of anti-corrosion performance of downhole tubing materials in different corrosive environments.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1035)
• Pages: 615-623
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1035.615
• Online since: June 2021
• Authors: Ye Qin Zhang*, Li Chun Qi, Yi Sheng Huang
• Keywords: Corrosion Test, Erosion, Titanium Alloy, Tubing

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