Corrosion behavior of different alloys exposed to continuous flowing seawater by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)

The corrosion of four types of alloys, under a dynamic condition, has been studied in continuous fresh seawater system using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) technique. The materials used in this study were stainless steel 304, Cu-Ni 70-30, Hastelloy G-30, and titanium. The total exposure time of the test was 180 days, in continuous fresh seawater of the Gulf in Kuwait. The EIS tests were carried out by using EG&G software and hardware instrument. Electrochemical parameters such as the polarization resistance (RP), solution resistance (RSol), and the double layer capacitance (CdL) of these alloys were determined. Then the obtained EIS parameters were used to study the effect of the seasonal change of the Gulf seawater on the corrosion behavior of the tested materials. All the obtained EIS parameters showed that the seasonal changes of the Gulf seawater have a significant effect on controlling the rate of the formation of the marine bio-film on the surface of tested materials. Consequently, the corrosion behavior of the materials tends to vary as a function of the rate formation of the marine bio-film on the surface of tested materials.