J Mater Sci Technol ›› 1996, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (4): 291-298.

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Transient Current Behaviour for Iron in 3.5%NaCl and 3.5%NaCl+ 1%NaNO_2 Solutions during Corrosion Fatigue

Zhengfu WANG; Xuejun WEI; Jin LI and Wei KE(State Key Lab. for Corrosion and Protection, Institute of Corrosion and Protection of Metals,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110015, China)   

  • Received:1996-07-28 Revised:1996-07-28 Online:1996-07-28 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: The transient current behaviour for Iron in 3.5%NaCl and 3.5%NaCl +1%NaNO2 solutions during corrosion fatigue (CF) process has been investigated at different given strain amplitudes and strain rates. The results show that elastic strain has little contribution to material dissolution. The elastic tension strain results in the decrease in the transient current, while the elastic compression strain increases the transient current. Compared to the elastic deformation, plastic deformation affects material dissolution evidently For iron in 3.5%NaCl solution, the strain amplitude plays a dominant role in the dissolution process accelerated by the plastic strain, while in 3.5%NaCl+1%NaNO2 solution, both the strain amplitude and strain rate play an important role in this process. In this paper, the effect of the elastic deformation on the material dissolution and the relation between the tension and compression current peak values under the plastic cycle deformation are discussed