Influence of Alloying Elements on the Marine Corrosion of Low Alloy Steels Determined by Statistical Analysis of Published Literature Data

The critical involvement of anaerobic bacterial activity in modelling the corrosion behaviour of mild steel in marine environments

“…Generally similar results were found for pitting corrosion. Moreover, the carbon content of steel, at one time considered to be important but later dismissed [35], appeared to influence only phases 3 and 4 -that is when corrosion behaviour is controlled by the metabolic rate of the SRB [37]. Although Fig.…”

“…Traditionally the field experimental data was interpreted to show that such changes produced contradictory results and yielded very poor correlations [35]. Some changes in alloying at certain geographical locations appeared to produce quite different corrosion and pitting effects compared with similar alloy changes at other geographical locations.…”

Modelling of pitting corrosion in marine and offshore steel structures – A technical review

“…Schultze et al [108] provided a summary of the effect of steel composition on corrosion loss. It was reported that a particular alloy may have a favourable effect in corrosion resistance under some exposure conditions but have an unfavourable effect on others [39,108]. Table 4 summaries the main effects of alloying elements.…”

“…This influence appears to be related to the quality of the magnetite layers found on the surface of steel and appears to be a function of the alloying elements [39]. Schultze et al [108] provided a summary of the effect of steel composition on corrosion loss. It was reported that a particular alloy may have a favourable effect in corrosion resistance under some exposure conditions but have an unfavourable effect on others [39,108].…”

Analysis and ranking of corrosion causes for water pipelines: a critical review

“…Among these conditions, alloy composition can influence corrosion initiation and growth under different soil conditions 76 . The steel composition influence on corrosion was summarized in an early study by Schultze and Wekken 77 , where results indicated the preference of particle alloys to corrosion resistance while others do not, under specific conditions. Ting et al 78 found that for corrosion processes caused by oxygen diffusion, minor changes in alloying elements should have no effect on corrosion severity.…”