Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Pitting Corrosion of Nickel in Chloride Solution

Pitting corrosion of nickel in 0.5M NaCl (pH 6.3) was investigated with use of single corrosion pits under both stagnant and flow conditions. The pit dissolution current was found to vary as a function of the applied potential. The pit surfaces were crystallographic, although the general shape of the pits observed was approximately hemispherical. A mathematical model was developed to simulate pitting under stagnant conditions in an axisymmetric domain which closely resembled the actual pit geometry. The model included metal ion complexation, surface kinetics, and transport by migration and diffusion. Potential dependent dissolution was simulated with use of the Tafel expression and found to represent adequately the experimental data over the range of potentials studied.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Chemical Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Harb, John Naim

Contributors dc:contributor

• Alkire, Richard C.

• Engineering, Materials Science

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8823139

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/69792