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Alloying Effect Of Mo In Martensitic Stainless Steel On Passive Film In H2S-CO2 Environment

Oil and gas wells are highly corrosive environments because they contain H2S and CO2. The 13Cr martensitic stainless steel is widely used in the oil and gas industry because of high good corrosion resistance in CO2 gas wells. Generally, the addition of Mo increases the passivity of steel. However, the role of Mo in passive films has not been completely clarified.

Product Number: 51322-17538-SG
Author: Kyohei Kanki, Katsuhiro Nishihara, Masayuki Sagara, Hisashi Amaya, Hideki Takabe
Publication Date: 2022
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13Cr martensitic stainless steel is widely used in oil and gas industry. It is well known that addition of molybdenum (Mo) enhances the passivity of steel. However, the role of Mo in passive film has not been clarified completely. The aim of the present research was to reveal role of Mo in terms of semi-conductivity. The Mott–Schottky plot, obtained by impedance spectroscopy, revealed the effect of Mo addition on the semiconducting property of a passive film under an H2S environment in a pH 4.0 solution at 25 °C. The results revealed that Cr-O of the inner film and sulfide of the outer film exhibited semiconductor p-type and n-type characteristics, respectively. The number of defects in the film on 2.5 mass% Mo-added steel was approximately half of that in the film on Mo free steel. The role of Mo was discussed through investigation using X-ray photoelectron spectrometric analysis based on the existent state of the passive films.

13Cr martensitic stainless steel is widely used in oil and gas industry. It is well known that addition of molybdenum (Mo) enhances the passivity of steel. However, the role of Mo in passive film has not been clarified completely. The aim of the present research was to reveal role of Mo in terms of semi-conductivity. The Mott–Schottky plot, obtained by impedance spectroscopy, revealed the effect of Mo addition on the semiconducting property of a passive film under an H2S environment in a pH 4.0 solution at 25 °C. The results revealed that Cr-O of the inner film and sulfide of the outer film exhibited semiconductor p-type and n-type characteristics, respectively. The number of defects in the film on 2.5 mass% Mo-added steel was approximately half of that in the film on Mo free steel. The role of Mo was discussed through investigation using X-ray photoelectron spectrometric analysis based on the existent state of the passive films.

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