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Iron-Based Amorphous Metals: High-Performance Corrosion-Resistant Material Development |
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| Authors: | Joseph Farmer Jor-Shan Choi Cheng Saw Jeffrey Haslam Dan Day Phillip Hailey Tiangan Lian Raul Rebak John Perepezko Joe Payer Daniel Branagan Brad Beardsley Andy D’amato Lou Aprigliano |
| Affiliation: | 1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA 2. Go-Neri Program, Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan 3. V & A Engineering, Oakland, CA, 94612, USA 4. Oakland, CA, 90605, USA 5. Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, USA 6. General Electric Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY, 12309, USA 7. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA 8. Math Science & Engineering Department, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106-7204, USA 9. Institute of Nanomaterials Research and Development, The NanoSteel Company, Idaho Falls, ID, 83402, USA 10. Caterpillar Incorporated, Peoria, IL, 61552, USA 11. Plasma Technology Incorporated, Torrance, CA, 90501, USA 12. Strategic Analysis, Arlington, VA, 22201, USA |
| Abstract: | An overview of the High-Performance Corrosion-Resistant Materials (HPCRM) Program, which was cosponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Civilian and Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM), is discussed. Programmatic investigations have included a broad range of topics: alloy design and composition, materials synthesis, thermal stability, corrosion resistance, environmental cracking, mechanical properties, damage tolerance, radiation effects, and important potential applications. Amorphous alloys identified as SAM2X5 (Fe49.7Cr17.7Mn1.9Mo7.4W1.6B15.2C3.8Si2.4) and SAM1651 (Fe48Mo14Cr15Y2C15B6) have been produced as meltspun ribbons (MSRs), dropcast ingots, and thermal-spray coatings. Chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), and tungsten (W) additions provided corrosion resistance, while boron (B) enabled glass formation. Earlier electrochemical studies of MSRs and ingots of these amorphous alloys demonstrated outstanding passive film stability. More recently, thermal-spray coatings of these amorphous alloys have been made and subjected to long-term salt-fog and immersion tests; good corrosion resistance has been observed during salt-fog testing. Corrosion rates were measured in situ with linear polarization, while the open-circuit corrosion potentials (OCPs) were simultaneously monitored; reasonably good performance was observed. The sensitivity of these measurements to electrolyte composition and temperature was determined. The high boron content of this particular amorphous metal makes this amorphous alloy an effective neutron absorber and suitable for criticality-control applications. In general, the corrosion resistance of such iron-based amorphous metals is maintained at operating temperatures up to the glass transition temperature. These materials are much harder than conventional stainless steel and Ni-based materials, and are proving to have excellent wear properties, sufficient to warrant their use in earth excavation, drilling, and tunnel-boring applications. Large areas have been successfully coated with these materials, with thicknesses of approximately 1 cm. The observed corrosion resistance may enable applications of importance in industries such as oil and gas production, refining, nuclear power generation, shipping, etc. |
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