LAPSE:2023.5993
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LAPSE:2023.5993
Corrosion and Corrosion Fatigue of Steels in Downhole CCS Environment—A Summary
Anja Pfennig, Marcus Wolf, Axel Kranzmann
February 23, 2023
Static immersion tests of potential injection pipe steels 42CrMo4, X20Cr13, X46Cr13, X35CrMo4, and X5CrNiCuNb16-4 at T = 60 °C and ambient pressure, as well as p = 100 bar were performed for 700−8000 h in a CO2-saturated synthetic aquifer environment similar to CCS sites in the Northern German Basin (NGB). Corrosion rates at 100 bar are generally lower than at ambient pressure. The main corrosion products are FeCO3 and FeOOH with surface and local corrosion phenomena directly related to the alloy composition and microstructure. The appropriate heat treatment enhances corrosion resistance. The lifetime reduction of X46Cr13, X5CrNiCuNb16-4, and duplex stainless steel X2CrNiMoN22-5-3 in a CCS environment is demonstrated in the in situ corrosion fatigue CF experiments (axial push-pull and rotation bending load, 60 °C, brine: Stuttgart Aquifer and NGB, flowing CO2: 30 L/h, +/− applied potential). Insulating the test setup is necessary to gain reliable data. S-N plots, micrographic-, phase-, fractographic-, and surface analysis prove that the life expectancy of X2CrNiMoN22-5-3 in the axial cyclic load to failure is clearly related to the surface finish, applied stress amplitude, and stress mode. The horizontal grain attack within corrosion pit cavities, multiple fatigue cracks, and preferable deterioration of austenitic phase mainly cause fatigue failure. The CF life range increases significantly when a protective potential is applied.
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carbon capture and storage, CCS, corrosion, corrosion fatigue, high alloyed steel, Steel
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Pfennig A, Wolf M, Kranzmann A. Corrosion and Corrosion Fatigue of Steels in Downhole CCS Environment—A Summary. (2023). LAPSE:2023.5993
Author Affiliations
Pfennig A: HTW Berlin, Wilhelminenhofstraße 75A, 12459 Berlin, Germany [ORCID]
Wolf M: BAM Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing, Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany
Kranzmann A: BAM Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing, Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany
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Processes
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9
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4
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594
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2021
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2021-03-29
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2227-9717
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