Experimental Study on Corrosion Resistance of GFRP in High Temperature and High Pressure Acid Environment

Abstract:

In this paper, the corrosion tests of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) in high temperature and high pressure acid environment were carried out. The surface morphology and glass transition temperature were observed by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and the mechanical property of GFRP was tested. The results indicated that after being exposed to acid corrosion environment, the structure and organization of GFRP changed, and a variety of defects produced on the surface and interior of GFRP, bending strength and tensile strength of GFRP decreased. The surface analysis also proved that there were some etch pits occurred on the GFRP pipes. Furthermore, their barcol hardness became poor.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 847)
• Pages: 466-471
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.847.466
• Online since: March 2016
• Authors: Zhou Fan, Jing Wen Fu, Xiao Ying Yang, Xiao Gang Hu
• Keywords: DSC, GFRP, High Pressure, High Temperature, SEM

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