Inhibition der Lochkorrosion von Eisenwerkstoffen in neutralen Lösungen durch organische Phosphonsäurederivate

Inhibition of pitting corrosion of Iron and steel in neutral solutions by organic phosphonic acid derivatives Pitting corrosion and inhibition by organic phosphonic acid derivatives were investigated for pure iron, mild steel, 99,5% nickel and annealed austenitic steel (AISI 304) electrodes in aerated, not stirred and chloride ions containing borate buffer solution of pH = 8.0. Inhibition efficiency is different for the electrode materials investigated. Best results were obtained for nickel, were the inhibition efficiency decreases following the row: benzole-1.4-diphosphonic acid, hexane-l.6-diphosphonic acid-monohydrate, propane- 1.3-diphosphonic acid-monohydrate, amino-tris(methylene-phosphonic acid) and 1-hydroxyethane-1.1-diphosphonic acidmonohydrate. For iron and mild steel the last two substances do not show any inhibition efficiency. For stainless steel none of the compounds investigated can be used as inhibitor for pitting corrosion. For all materials inhibition depends significantly on the ratio of the inhibitor to the chloride concentration. Potentiodynamic measurements as well as cathodic discharging experiments of passive electrodes show that the inhibiting molecules are not incorporated into the passive layers but work by the adsorption mechanism. Results of Photopotential- and AES-investigations are in agreement with this statement.