Research Article

Analysis of the Effect of Applied Load on Crevice Corrosion Behavior

Table 1

Geometrical and electrochemical parameters.

ParametersValues

Crack depth L1 (mm)5
Crack width L2 (mm)0.1
Faraday’s number F (C·mol−1)96500
External potential φs (V)−0.4
Electrical conductivity k (µS·cm−1)9400
Tafel slope of hydrogen AH (V)−0.15
Tafel slope of oxygen AO2 (V)−0.18
Initial oxygen concentration CO2,ref (mol·L−1)2.29 × 10−4
Standard potential of hydrogen Eeq-H (V)−1.03
Standard potential of oxygen Eeq-O2 (V)0.189
Standard potential of iron Eeq-Fe (V)−0.76
Exchange current density of hydrogen i0,H (A·m−2)1.1 × 10−2
Exchange current density of oxygen i0,O2 (A·m−2)7.7 × 10−7
Diffusion coefficient of iron ion DFe2+ (cm2·s−1)7.2 × 10−6
Diffusion coefficient of sodium ion DNa+ (cm2·s−1)1.334 × 10−5
Diffusion coefficient of chloride ion DCl− (cm2·s−1)2.032 × 10−5
Diffusion coefficient of oxygen DO2 (cm2·s−1)2.29 × 10−5
Diffusion coefficient of hydrogen DH (cm2·s−1)3.3 × 10−5
Solution concentration CNaCl (mol·L−1)0.01