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Corroded samples, from the steel shell of an industrial evaporator system were investigated. A protective magnetite layer had formed, which subsequently dissolved in localised areas, resulting in failure of the shell. To clarify the mechanisms involved, mild steel samples of similar composition to the steel shell were submerged in the condensate and experiments were performed at room temperature and at 90°C under both static and dynamic conditions for exposure times up to 30 days. Control samples were submerged in deionised water under similar conditions. The dynamic corrosion rates in the industrial condensate were a factor of 2 higher than the rates for the deionised water, whilst static corrosion rates, measured in both media, were lower by a factor of 3 to 4 found for the dynamic experiments. The corrosion products were identified by means of CEMS analyses. The main components were magnetite and oxyhydroxides of iron. Additional to the species mentioned, γ-Fe2O3, goethite and hematite formed.
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Waanders, F.B., Vorster, S.W., Olivier, G.J. (2002). Corrosion Products Formed on Mild Steel Samples Submerged in Various Aqueous Solutions. In: Cook, D.C., Hoy, G.R. (eds) Industrial Applications of the Mössbauer Effect. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0299-8_25
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