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Corrosion Testing of PM HIPed UNS N06625 and PM HIPed UNS R56400 in Geothermal Environment at Hellisheidi Site

Product Number: 51321-16708-SG
Author: Andri Isak Thorhallsson; Raja Khan; Malallah Al Lawati; Dagur Ingi Olafsson; Sandeep Irukuvarghula; Alessandro Sergi; Saemundur Gudlaugsson; Svava Davidsdottir; Helen Osk Haraldsdottir
Publication Date: 2021
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Corrosion and erosion are an interrelated phenomenon where the rate of erosion can increase in a more corrosive geothermal environment. To reduce erosion and corrosion rate effectively, materials can be substituted with costly corrosion-resistant materials or coated the ordinary material with more noble alloys. In this paper, erosion, and corrosion of Powder Metallurgy Hot Isostatically Pressed (PM HIPed) nickel-based alloy (UNS N06625) and grade 5 titanium-based alloy (UNS R56400) materials with SiC and TiB2 additives respectively were tested in wells HE-23 and HE-56 located at Hellisheidi geothermal site. The samples were tested in a geothermal fluid at 194°C and 12.6 bar gauge in well HE-23 and 198°C and 13.9 bar gauge in well HE-56 with H2S, CO2 and SO4 as the main corrosive species. Intergranular cracks in PM HIPed UNS N06625-10v.%SiC and transgranular cracks in PM HIPed UNS R56400-10v.%TiB2 were observed. The results and analysis of this paper will contribute to the selection and feasibility estimation of using PM HIPed UNS N06625-10v.%SiC and UNS R56400-10v.%TiB2 materials for high-value parts manufacturing to be used in the corrosive geothermal environment.

Corrosion and erosion are an interrelated phenomenon where the rate of erosion can increase in a more corrosive geothermal environment. To reduce erosion and corrosion rate effectively, materials can be substituted with costly corrosion-resistant materials or coated the ordinary material with more noble alloys. In this paper, erosion, and corrosion of Powder Metallurgy Hot Isostatically Pressed (PM HIPed) nickel-based alloy (UNS N06625) and grade 5 titanium-based alloy (UNS R56400) materials with SiC and TiB2 additives respectively were tested in wells HE-23 and HE-56 located at Hellisheidi geothermal site. The samples were tested in a geothermal fluid at 194°C and 12.6 bar gauge in well HE-23 and 198°C and 13.9 bar gauge in well HE-56 with H2S, CO2 and SO4 as the main corrosive species. Intergranular cracks in PM HIPed UNS N06625-10v.%SiC and transgranular cracks in PM HIPed UNS R56400-10v.%TiB2 were observed. The results and analysis of this paper will contribute to the selection and feasibility estimation of using PM HIPed UNS N06625-10v.%SiC and UNS R56400-10v.%TiB2 materials for high-value parts manufacturing to be used in the corrosive geothermal environment.