Corrosion of stainless steels in marine conditions containing sulphate reducing bacteria

Abstract

The corrosion behaviour of a range of austenitic and duplex stainless steels has been studied in sea water containing sulphate reducing bacteria under conditions where the influence of an external aerated steel surface is absent. By means of a combination of anodic polarisation, cathodic polarisation, galvanic coupling experiments, microscopy, and microanalysis, the complex corrosion behaviour has been rationalised. It has been demonstrated that severe corrosion, involving a number of localised and general features, can occur in the low oxygen conditions, and good correlation has been obtained between accelerated electrochemical tests and long term corrosion occurring without the intervention of electrochemical monitoring.

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