The general corrosion behavior of ENiCrFe-7 weld overlay cladding material in deoxygenated high-temperature and high-pressure water

The general corrosion behavior of Alloy ENiCrFe-7 in deoxygenated high-temperature and high-pressure water was investigated. The results showed that the precipitates of Alloy ENiCrFe-7 included niobium carbide and Al-Ti-O compounds, and the weight gain increased fast firstly before 2250 h, then the weight gain slowed down. There were obvious large particles spread on denser oxide film after 3000 h exposure. Ni was present at a single chemical metallic Ni state, Feⁿ⁺ content of the outer layer was close to 60%, which was much higher than that of the matrix. The oxide film consisted of an inner layer and an outer layer, the inner layer was mainly composed of Cr₂O₃ and the outer layer was mainly composed of Fe₃O₄ and FeCr₂O₄. Finally, it is found that the preferential corrosion location of pitting was niobium carbide precipitates by in same site observation, while Al-Ti-O compounds was not dissolved in deoxygenated high-temperature and high-pressure water for 1500 h exposure. The size and number of the pitting was not significantly changed with increasing exposure time.