Thermal and/or electrochemical corrosion of metals and alloys
Durability of metallic materials in complex atmospheres at high temperature
- Study of high temperature degradation of metals and alloys in aggressive atmospheres at high temperature (chromia- and alumina-forming alloys, intermetallics, low Cr steels). Long term experiments
- Coupling characterization tools to understand corrosion mechanism at high temperature (in-situ XRD, TEM, XPS, SIMS, SEM), use of isotopic markers in two-stage oxidation experiments in order to elucidate oxide scale growth mechanism at high temperature
- Use of in-situ synchrotron diffraction
- Mechanism of corrosion of titanium alloys at high temperature in presence of solid salt deposits (NaCl, Na2SO4, NaCl-Na2SO4)
- Ageing and degradation of metallic alloys elaborated by additive manufacturing
- Materials for energy and sustainable development: development of materials, coatings or technical solutions for turbines, nuclear power plants, solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFC), solid-oxide electrolysers (SOE), hydrogen.
Tools for high temperature durability: TGA, cyclic tests, muffle furnaces, water vapor device, surface treatment, in-situ electrical measurements….
Keywords: high temperature corrosion, complex atmospheres, water vapor, solid salt deposits, long term studies, steels, titanium alloys
Contact : Vincent Vignal
Corrosion of metallic alloys in aqueous solutions
Understanding the reactivity of solution/passive film/substrate interfaces and indentifying the basic processes leading to the passive film breakown and metal dissolution
- Degradation of materials, including passivation and localized corrosion of metals, alloys and assemblies
- Relationships between microstructure – mechanical stress/strain – corrosion
- Influence of industrial processes: machining, welding, surface preparation methods…
- Influence of long-term ageing under representative conditions (in humide gaz, liquids, salt fogs…)
- Multi-scale and multi-disciplinary approaches : global and local techniques in electrochemitry, mechanics and surface characterization
Applied Research: LIMPE – LRC n° DAM-VA-11-02 (created in 2011), projects with industrial partners, several patents deposited
Main tools for corrosion investigations: Electrochemical microcell techniques, Autoclave, ageing cells, CPT, Electrodeposition, AFM,…
Keywords: Corrosion in aqueous solutions, passive films, microstructure, stress/strain, industrial processes, long-term ageing, electrodeposition,…
Stress-diffusion-reaction interactions in solid/solid reactive systems. Experimental and numerical approaches
Theoretical and experimental studies of the interactions between mechanics, diffusion and reactivity in metallic solids.
- Improving the corrosion resistance of alloys at high temperature, by using mechanical surface treatments (laser shock peening, shot peening, water blasting, friction stir)
- The main material used for our applications is titanium alloys to improving the durability of aeronautics compounds, under temperature conditions above 500°C.
- The processes explored are oxidation and hydriding
- Simulation tools at the macroscopic scale are finite element codes that incorporate specific behavior laws: CASTEM, ABAQUS, FORGE
Mean experimental tool: an autoclave which makes it possible to reach a pressure of 290 bars and/or a temperature of 650 ° C.
Keywords: stress-diffusion coupling, oxidation, high temperature, hydriding, mechanical surface treatments.
Contact : Tony Montesin
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