Study of corrosion rate of carbon steel in diluted artificial seawater under simulated irradiation condition

放射線模擬環境下の希釈人工海水中における炭素鋼の腐食速度に関する研究

小松 篤史 ; 塚田 隆 ; 上野 文義  ; 山本 正弘 

Komatsu, Atsushi; Tsukada, Takashi; Ueno, Fumiyoshi; Yamamoto, Masahiro

希釈人工海水中における炭素鋼の腐食速度に及ぼす溶存酸素と過酸化水素の影響について調査した。酸素と過酸化水素の拡散係数と定常拡散層厚さを電気化学的方法により測定し、拡散限界電流を求めた。また、酸素と過酸化水素が存在する323Kの希釈人工海水中で炭素鋼の腐食試験も実施した。323Kにおいて過酸化水素の拡散係数は酸素の約0.8倍であり、定常拡散層厚さは同程度であった。同濃度で比較すると過酸化水素の拡散限界電流は酸素の約0.4倍と求まった。重量減測定より求めた炭素鋼の腐食速度を、酸素濃度に過酸化水素濃度の0.4倍を加えた値で整理すると良い相関関係が得られた。

Effect of oxygen and hydrogen peroxide on corrosion rate of carbon steel in diluted artificial seawater was investigated by electrochemical methods. Diffusion coefficient and thickness of diffusion layer for oxygen and hydrogen peroxide were measured to estimate the diffusion limiting current density. Corrosion tests of carbon steel were also conducted in diluted artificial seawater containing oxygen and/or hydrogen peroxide at 323K. The diffusion coefficient of hydrogen peroxide was about 0.8 times lower than that of oxygen, and the thickness of diffusion layer was almost equivalent between oxygen and hydrogen peroxide. Diffusion limiting current density of hydrogen peroxide was estimated to be 0.4 times lower than that of oxygen in the same concentration at 323K. Plot of corrosion rate with the addition of concentration of oxygen and 0.4 times concentration of hydrogen peroxide showed good correlation.