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Experimental and modeling studies on the oxygen ingression behavior at the crevices of stainless steels in high-temperature water

Soma, Yasutaka; Komatsu, Atsushi; Kaji, Yoshiyuki; Yamamoto, Masahiro*; Igarashi, Takahiro

Corrosion Science, 251, p.112897_1 - 112897_15, 2025/07

 Times Cited Count:0 Percentile:0.00(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)

Experimental and modeling studies of the oxygen ingression at the crevices of stainless steels were conducted in high-temperature water (288$$^{circ}$$C). The limiting distance of oxygen ingression, $$d_{rm lim}$$, was defined as the point beyond which the primary surface oxide changed (hematite $$rightarrow$$ magnetite), regardless of crevice gap, oxygen concentration, and time. In situ measurements revealed increased electrical conductivity around the $$d_{rm lim}$$ position indicating ion enrichment due to a differential oxygen concentration cell. $$d_{rm lim}$$ increased with increasing crevice gap, oxygen concentration, and immersion time. Modeling study suggested that oxide layer growth reduced anodic dissolution and slowed oxygen consumption, allowing oxygen ingression with time.

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Experimental and modeling study on ion concentration behavior in metal crevices in high-purity water

Soma, Yasutaka; Komatsu, Atsushi; Igarashi, Takahiro

Dai-71-Kai Zairyo To Kankyo Toronkai Koenshu (CD-ROM), p.253 - 256, 2024/11

In our previous study, we reported that Cl ions penetrating stainless steel crevices do not dissipate by diffusion, even in high-purity water (i.e., conductivity remains stable), likely due to electrochemical reactions inside and outside the crevice. This study further analyzes ion behavior by experimentally and computationally investigating ion concentration drivers in high-purity water. Results show that, at 50$$^{circ}$$C, the crevice conductivity of SUS316L stainless steel reached 100 $$mu$$S/cm (100-1000 times bulk water). Modeling suggests this is due to metal cations and hydroxide ions from dissolved oxygen reduction. The dissolution rate was estimated at 10nA/cm$$^{2}$$.

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Effects of Cr on intergranular corrosion behavior of Fe-Cr-Ni alloys in simulated crevice environments in high temperature water

Soma, Yasutaka; Igarashi, Takahiro

Dai-70-Kai Zairyo To Kankyo Toronkai Koenshu (CD-ROM), p.199 - 202, 2023/10

Since an acidic corrosive environment (crevice environment) is formed inside the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of stainless steel in high temperature water, it is important to understand the corrosion behavior in the crevice environment for the better understanding of crack growth behavior. In the previous study, the authors measured the electrical conductivity inside the crevice and obtained values of 380 $$mu$$S/cm and 1600 $$mu$$S/cm for the crevice with and without intergranular corrosion, respectively. In this study, we defined the crevice environment I (pH$$_{288^{circ}rm C}$$=4.41) and II (pH$$_{288^{circ}rm C}$$=3.13) corresponding the above conductivity values, and the corrosion behavior of Fe-xCr-20Ni (x=16.9, 19.8, 22.9, 24.3, 25.9) in each crevice environment was investigated. In the simulated crevice environment-I, the all alloys showed passive behavior, while in the environment-II, severe corrosion with intergranular cracking was observed for x = 16.9 and 19.8, and a thick oxide film was formed. On the other hand, above x=22.9, oxide film growth was suppressed and a clear passive region appeared on the polarization curve.

Journal Articles

Effects of potential on the electrical conductivity of a solution within a crevice of stainless steel in high-temperature water

Soma, Yasutaka; Komatsu, Atsushi; Ueno, Fumiyoshi

Corrosion, 78(6), p.503 - 515, 2022/06

 Times Cited Count:1 Percentile:7.57(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)

The effects of electrochemical potential (ECP) on water chemistry within a crevice are of critical importance for understanding stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of Fe-Cr-Ni alloys in high temperature water. In this study, the effects of ECP on the electrical conductivity of a solution within a Type-316L stainless steel crevice ($$sigma$$$$_{crev}$$) have been studied in 288$$^{circ}$$C and 8 MPa water containing 10 ppb Cl$$^{-}$$ as major anionic species. In situ measurements of $$sigma$$$$_{crev}$$ in a rectangular crevice with a gap of 15 $$mu$$m and a depth of 23 mm have been conducted using small sensors installed at different crevice depths. An increase in ECP from -0.49 V (vs. standard hydrogen electrode) to -0.12 V resulted in an increase in $$sigma$$$$_{crev}$$ from 12 $$mu$$Scm$$^{-1}$$ to 160 $$mu$$Scm$$^{-1}$$ at a distance of 21 mm from the crevice mouth. The increase in $$sigma$$$$_{crev}$$ reached a maximum at about 0.15 V (about 300 $$mu$$Scm$$^{-1}$$) and then tended to decrease with increasing potential. Finite element model analysis taking into account the electrochemical reaction quantitatively reproduced this behavior. It is considered that Cl$$^{-}$$ is the major anionic species transported into the crevice at relatively low potentials, and that $$sigma$$$$_{crev}$$ increases monotonically with increasing ECP. On the other hand, when ECP exceeds around 0 V, a sufficient amount of HCrO$$_{4}$$$$^{-}$$ generated by transpassive dissolution also transported into the gap. Since this chemical species is highly oxidizing, unlike Cl, it is assumed that it reacts with metal cations to oxidize and precipitate them, thereby lowering conductivity.

Journal Articles

Electrochemical behavior of Fe-Cr-Ni alloys in simulated crevice condition in high temperature water

Soma, Yasutaka; Kato, Chiaki

Zairyo To Kankyo 2022 Koenshu (CD-ROM), p.219 - 220, 2022/05

It is important to understand the electrochemical properties of stainless steel in environment created within crevice of stainless steel in high temperature water (crevice environment). This is because acidification and concentration of impurity ions occur in the crevice environment and this is common inside the stress corrosion crack. In this study, we reproduced the crevice environment in bulk scale and investigated mainly the effect of Cr concentration on the electrochemical properties of Fe-Cr-Ni alloys. Polarization curves of Fe-20Ni-xCr (x=16.4, 23, 26) were measured in water with a temperature of 288$$^{circ}$$C, a Cl concentration of 2$$times$$10$$^{-4}$$ mol/dm$$^{-3}$$, a pH value of about 4.5, and a dissolved hydrogen concentration of 10 ppb. The peak currents of active dissolution (at -400 mV) and passive current density (at -50 mV) for specimens with Cr concentrations x = 16.4, 23, and 26% were approximately 13.8, 15.9, 10.0 $$mu$$Acm$$^{-2}$$, and 18.4, 8.5, 8.5 $$mu$$Acm$$^{-2}$$, respectively. Although the current values of x=26 were slightly lower in both cases, it was concluded that there was no clear dependence of the polarization curve on Cr concentration in this environment.

Journal Articles

Effect of temperature on escape behavior of Cl ion concentrated in metal crevices

Soma, Yasutaka; Kato, Chiaki

Dai-68-Kai Zairyo To Kankyo Toronkai Koenshu (CD-ROM), p.205 - 206, 2021/10

This study investigates the effect of temperature on dissipation behavior of Cl ion within the crevice of stainless steel. Concentration of Cl ion was evaluated by conductivity measured by using sensors installed at crevice specimen. At 50 and 80 $$^{circ}$$C, Cl ions within the crevice of PEEK and Pt dissipated in accordance with concentration diffusion. On the contrary, dissipation speed of Cl ions inside the Type-304L stainless steel were much lower than those anticipated by simple concentration diffusion. This behavior attribute to the anodic dissolution of stainless steel inside the crevice, therefore, to quantitatively understand the effect of temperature on the dissipation behavior, it is necessary to know the anodic dissolution rate and occurrence of localized corrosion. Numerical analysis taking the effect of concentration diffusion and migration into account is also needed.

Journal Articles

Corrosion cracking of JPDR the first Japanese light water reactor

Tsukada, Takashi; Soma, Yasutaka

Hozengaku, 19(4), p.37 - 44, 2021/01

Corrosion Cracking phenomena in JPDR (Japan Power Demonstration Reactor) the first Japanese Light Water Reactor is reviewed. This review describes two major cracking failure. The first was found during inspection in 1966 as the cracking failure on weld-overlay cladding at the inner wall of the top head. A series of analysis showed that some of the cracks reached the base metal across the weld boundaries and further penetrated into the vessel wall. Significant depletion of ferrite content was detected in manually welded part considered to assisted the cracking. These inspection result in improvement of the welding procedure and no similar failures have been reported in Japanese reactor. This mode of failure gave rise to a new research field studying the corrosion fatigue behavior of low alloy steel because of importance to assess pressure boundary of the reactor. The experiment of JPDR also contributed to the establishment of international cooperation for studying EAC (environmentally assisted cracking). The second failure was found in 1972 near the welded part between stainless piping and safe end. The extensive research concluded that this failure was caused by Stress Corrosion Cracking.

Journal Articles

Mass transfer inside narrow crevice of SUS316L in high temperature water

Yamamoto, Masahiro; Soma, Yasutaka; Igarashi, Takahiro; Ueno, Fumiyoshi

Proceedings of Annual Congress of the European Federation of Corrosion (EUROCORR 2018) (USB Flash Drive), 7 Pages, 2018/09

In order to clarify the SCC behavior of SUS316L under BWR environment, mass transfer inside crevice of SUS316L in high temperature water using various crevice gap samples was investigated. The samples were prepared by put together two SUS316L sheets. Crevice gap differs from 0.005 mm to 0.1 mm. Corrosion tests were conducted in 8 ppm dissolved oxygen (DO) conditions. Surface oxide film was analysed by laser Raman spectroscopy (LRS) after immersion. Numerical simulations were also conducted by using COMSOL Maltiphysics. Diffusion process of DO and the other chemical species were calculated with connected to electrochemical process. Electrical conductivities inside the crevice were 100 times larger than these of outer water. The reason of high conductivity is existence of Fe$$^{2+}$$ ions at the DO depletion crevice.

Journal Articles

Effects of environmental factors inside the crevice on corrosion of stainless steel in high temperature water

Yamamoto, Masahiro; Sato, Tomonori; Igarashi, Takahiro; Ueno, Fumiyoshi; Soma, Yasutaka

Proceedings of European Corrosion Congress 2017 (EUROCORR 2017) and 20th ICC & Process Safety Congress 2017 (USB Flash Drive), 6 Pages, 2018/09

The authors have studied the differences between outer surface and the crevice-like portion of SUS316L in high pressurized and high temperature water containing dissolved oxygen. We have already introduced that changes in the characteristics of corrosion products along the crevice directions and gap width. It is suggested that the environmental conditions are different with the features of crevice from these results. In this report, we introduce the changes in oxide films with crevice gaps and comparison with the numerical simulation data utilizing of FEM calculation.

Journal Articles

In-situ measurement of electrical conductivity of solution within crevice of stainless steel in high temperature and high purity water

Soma, Yasutaka; Komatsu, Atsushi; Ueno, Fumiyoshi

Zairyo To Kankyo, 67(9), p.381 - 385, 2018/09

In-situ measurement of electrical conductivity of solution within crevice of SUS316L stainless steel in 288$$^{circ}$$C water has been conducted with newly developed electrochemical sensor system. The sensor measures local electrical conductivity of crevice solution beneath the electrode ($$kappa$$$$_{crev}$$) with electrochemical impedance method. The sensors were installed at different positions within tapered crevice of SUS316L stainless steel. The crevice specimen with the sensors were immerged into 288$$^{circ}$$C, 8 MPa, pure oxygen saturated high purity water for 100 h. $$kappa$$$$_{crev}$$ at a position with crevice gap of $$approx$$59.3$$mu$$m was 8-11$$mu$$S/cm, least deviate from conductivity of 288$$^{circ}$$C pure water (4.4$$mu$$S/cm) and no localized corrosion occurred. On the contrary, $$kappa$$$$_{crev}$$ at a position with crevice gap of $$approx$$4.4$$mu$$m increased with time and showed maximum value of $$approx$$1600$$mu$$S/cm at 70 h. Localized corrosion occurred in the vicinity of this position. Thermodynamic equilibrium calculation showed $$kappa$$$$_{crev}$$ of 1600$$mu$$S/cm being equivalent to pH of 3 to 3.7. It can be concluded that acidification occurred in tight crevice even under high purity bulk water and resulted in localized corrosion.

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Localized corrosion in crevice of SUS316 stainless steel in oxygenated high temperature and high purity water

Soma, Yasutaka; Ueno, Fumiyoshi

Zairyo To Kankyo, 67(5), p.222 - 228, 2018/05

Localized corrosion in crevice of SUS316 stainless steel after immersion in 288$$^{circ}$$C high purity water with dissolved oxygen concentration of 32 ppm for 100 h was analyzed. Two different types of localized corrosion initiated on grain boundary and inclusions. The former initiated on grain boundary and oxide grown into grain matrix. The oxidized area showed duplex structure composed of microcrystalline FeCr$$_{2}$$O$$_{4}$$ and island-shaped residual metals. The latter initiated on inclusions containing Ca and S and microcrystalline FeCr$$_{2}$$O$$_{4}$$ grown into metal matrix. These localized corrosion occurred selectively in oxygen depleted area indicated formation of macroscopic corrosion cell with the corroded area as anode and surrounding oxygenated area as cathode.

Journal Articles

In situ electrochemical study on crevice environment of stainless steel in high temperature water

Soma, Yasutaka; Kato, Chiaki; Ueno, Fumiyoshi

Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems - Water Reactors, Vol.2, p.509 - 521, 2018/00

In-situ electrochemical measurement within crevice of stainless steel in 288$$^{circ}$$C water has been conducted to analyze crevice water chemistry. Small sensors ($$phi$$ $$sim$$ 250$$mu$$m) measured local solution electrical conductivity, $$kappa$$$$_{rm crev}$$, polarization resistance, and electrochemical corrosion potential. Real-time response of the $$kappa$$$$_{rm crev}$$ as functions of bulk water conductivity, dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration has been quantitatively analyzed. The effect of geometrical factors on the crevice environment was also studied. The $$kappa$$$$_{rm crev}$$ differ more than an order of magnitude depending on the oxygen potential inside the crevice. The $$kappa$$$$_{rm crev}$$ increased by small amount of bulk DO (e.g. 30 ppb). Maximum $$kappa$$$$_{rm crev}$$ was observed with DO of 32000 ppb and became more than 100 times higher than that of bulk water. Crevice geometry affected significantly on the water chemistry inside.

Journal Articles

Electrical conductivity and potential response within crevice of stainless steel in high temperature water under cyclic deaerated and aerated condition

Soma, Yasutaka; Kato, Chiaki; Ueno, Fumiyoshi

Fushoku Boshoku Kyokai Dai-63-Kai Zairyo To Kankyo Toronkai Koenshu (CD-ROM), p.253 - 256, 2016/10

Contribution of corrosion to advance of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of stainless steel in high temperature water must be assessed because serious corrosion can be found within SCC of light water reactors. The corrosion took the form of both intergranular and grain-matrix attack indicate aggressive corrosion condition was formed in the crevice of the SCC. We have investigated the crevice environment electrochemically and found that local electrical conductivity of the crevice solution at satisfactory narrow crevice gap having more than 100 times higher than that of bulk solution. In this research we assessed effect of cyclic deaerated and aerated bulk solution to the crevice environment. The result showed that electrical conductivity of the crevice solution under the deaerated bulk solution increased more than 10times by injection of pure oxygen suggest that the dissolved oxygen caused aggressive corrosion condition within the crevice.

Journal Articles

Intergranular oxidation within crevice of austenitic stainless steel in high temperature water

Soma, Yasutaka; Kato, Chiaki; Ueno, Fumiyoshi

Proceedings of 23rd International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE-23) (DVD-ROM), 8 Pages, 2015/05

Intergranular oxidation (corrosion) occurred within crevice of austenitic low-carbon stainless steel (solution treated, almost no applied stress) after immersion in high temperature water (288$$^{circ}$$C, 8.5 MPa, dissolved oxygen conc. 32 ppm, electrical conductivity: 1.2$$pm$$0.2$$mu$$S (measured value at 25$$^{circ}$$C)) for 500 h. The intergranular oxidation occurred at specific position within the crevice that is relatively distant from the crevice mouth with relatively low crevice gap. Both the grain boundary and grain matrix were oxidized. In the oxidized area, Fe and Ni were depleted and Cr was enriched compared to the matrix. Maximum penetration depth of the oxidation was approximately 50 $$mu$$m after 500 h. In order to understand potential-pH condition within the crevice, surface oxide layer was microscopically and thermodynamically investigated. Thermodynamic properties of the surface oxides near the intergranular oxidized area indicated lowered pH of approximately 3.2 to 3.4. In-situ measurement of local solution electrical conductivity was carried out using small electrodes (dia. 800 $$mu$$m) imbedded into the crevice former plate. The solution pH was estimated using theoretically calculated pH vs. electrical conductivity relationship. In the area where the intergranular oxidation occurred, the solution electrical conductivity was nearly 100 times higher than that of bulk water and which indicated lowered pH of approximately 3.5. The above results suggested that, in the high temperature and relatively high purity water, acidification occurs within crevice of stainless steels and such aggressive corrosion condition result in the intergranular oxidation.

Journal Articles

Multilayered surface oxides within crevices of type 316L stainless steels in high-temperature pure water

Soma, Yasutaka; Kato, Chiaki; Yamamoto, Masahiro

Corrosion, 70(4), p.366 - 374, 2014/04

 Times Cited Count:10 Percentile:42.60(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)

Surface oxide layers were formed within crevices of type 316L stainless steels in pure water at 288$$^{circ}$$C and 8 MPa. Cross-sectional structures of the surface oxides were analyzed using transmission electron microscopy. In the condition of dissolved oxygen concentration of 2 ppm, the properties of the surface oxide layer changed with position and dual or triplex layered oxides were formed at a certain distance from the crevice mouth. The multilayered oxides were composed of Fe-based oxide in the core and a high-Cr content in the outer layer, which had not been observed on a boldly exposed surface. On the contrary, in deaerated condition, the surface oxide layers were composed of a Fe$$_{3}$$O$$_{4}$$-based outer and a Cr-enriched inner oxide layer, regardless of the crevice position. Electrochemical condition within the crevice was identified by using E-pH diagram. It was suggested that, at 400$$mu$$m distance from the crevice mouth, the potential lowered at the early stage of exposure and then, shifted to noble direction with decrement of pH. Consequently, even within a narrow crevice with a gap size of a few $$mu$$m, the uniqueness of the crevice electrochemistry, characterized by the position and time dependence of both the potential and the pH, has been exhibited.

Journal Articles

Surface oxide layers on 316L stainless steel formed in 561 K pure water at different potentials

Soma, Yasutaka; Kato, Chiaki; Yamamoto, Masahiro

Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 159(8), p.C334 - C340, 2012/07

 Times Cited Count:10 Percentile:33.21(Electrochemistry)

Surface oxide layers on stainless steel were formed in 561 K pure water at different potentials. To understand the oxide's properties in terms of their potential dependence, cross-sectional views of the oxide layer were analyzed using an electron microprobe technique and potential-solubility (equilibrium concentration of ionic species) diagram. In the potential range investigated, duplex oxide layers composed of mono- and bimetallic oxide were formed. Both the structure and composition of the oxide layer were affected by solubility of oxides.

Journal Articles

Growth behavior of surface oxide layer on SUS316L stainless steel at the early stage of exposure to 288$$^{circ}$$C water

Soma, Yasutaka; Kato, Chiaki; Yamamoto, Masahiro

Materials Transactions, 53(1), p.195 - 200, 2012/01

 Times Cited Count:10 Percentile:48.41(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)

Surface oxide layer on SUS316L stainless steels exposed to 288$$^{circ}$$C pure water with 2ppm dissolved oxygen (DO) for 1$$sim$$100h were analyzed using Focused Ion Beam and Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope equipped with EDS to understand the early stage of surface oxide layer formation. At 1h exposure, double oxide layer which is composed of compact inner oxide layer and outer oxide layer with Fe-rich and Ni-rich oxide particles was formed. At the outermost region of the SUS316L substrate, Ni and Cr were enriched. At 100h exposure, growth of the inner oxide layer was suppressed and the Ni and Cr enriched region at the alloy substrate was preserved underneath the Ni-rich outer oxide particles. At 1h exposure, most of the outer oxide particles were composed of Fe-rich ones, at 10h exposure, another Ni-rich outer oxide particles were nucleated and grew faster than Fe-rich ones. Consequently, a part of pre-formed Fe-rich outer oxide particles were covered with Ni-rich ones.

Oral presentation

Measurement of crevice environment using sensor and the effect of geometrical factors

Soma, Yasutaka; Kato, Chiaki; Ueno, Fumiyoshi; Aoki, So; Inagaki, Hiromitsu*

no journal, , 

Crevice environment was measured by electrochemical sensors in high temperature pure water. Crevice environment and surface oxide layer on the crevice surface was analyzed in terms of crevice's geometrical factors (crevice gap, g and depth, d). The results were plotted on the g-d plane. It was shown that electrical conductivity of crevice solution was very high in oxygen depleted zone and the zone shrinked with increasing crevice gap, g.

Oral presentation

Effect of crevice geometry on corrosion environment within crevice of stainless steel in high temperature water

Soma, Yasutaka; Ueno, Fumiyoshi; Inagaki, Hiromitsu*

no journal, , 

Effect of crevice geometry on corrosion environment within crevice of stainless steel in high temperature water was studied.

Oral presentation

Numerical simulation and experimental evaluation of dissolved oxygen diffusion behavior into crevice of stainless steel in high temperature pure water

Soma, Yasutaka; Ueno, Fumiyoshi; Yamamoto, Masahiro

no journal, , 

Diffusion behavior of dissolved oxygen into crevice of stainless steel in high temperature is very important to understand crevice environment. In this research, we developed 3D model of crevice and using it, we carried out numerical simulation of dissolved oxygen diffusion into the crevice. The result of numerical simulation showed good agreement with experimentally obtained result.

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