This paper presents the results of an investigation of the erosion-corrosion behaviour of copper-nickel alloys (90:10 Cu/Ni and 7030 Cu/Ni), nickel-copper alloy UNS N04400 and nickel-based alloys (UNS N06022, N06030 and UNS S32550) used as heat exchanger tubes, in warm flowing Arabian Gulf seawater containing up to 5 ppm of sulphide ions. Visual and optical examinations of the internal surfaces of the tubes were carried out to compare the susceptibilities to erosion-corrosion attack of the different alloys, taking into consideration the nature of the product films formed.

Subject
Pits, Impingement, Nickel based alloys, Tubes, Seawater, Crevices, Corrosion attacks, Erosion, Copper nickel alloys, Pitting, Sulfides, Erosion corrosion, Damage
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1994
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