Effect of Zinc Silicate Workshop Primer on the Hydrogen Embrittlement Behavior of Hull Steel in Seawater
Received:April 29, 2024  Revised:June 08, 2024
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DOI:10.7643/issn.1672-9242.2024.06.014
KeyWord:hull steel  zinc silicate coating  workshop primer  slow strain rate test  cathodic protection  hydrogen embrittlement
                    
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AN Baixiao Plant No.4808, PLA, Shandong Qingdao , China
MA Xiao National Key Laboratory of Marine Corrosion and Protection, Luoyang Ship Material Institute, Shandong Qingdao , China
LYU Xuesong China Ship Developing and Designing Center, Wuhan , China
HE Qijian China Ship Developing and Designing Center, Wuhan , China
HAO Fuyao National Key Laboratory of Marine Corrosion and Protection, Luoyang Ship Material Institute, Shandong Qingdao , China
LU Tongjun National Key Laboratory of Marine Corrosion and Protection, Luoyang Ship Material Institute, Shandong Qingdao , China
HOU Jian National Key Laboratory of Marine Corrosion and Protection, Luoyang Ship Material Institute, Shandong Qingdao , China
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      The work aims to investigate the effect of zinc silicate workshop primer on the hydrogen embrittlement behavior of hull steel in seawater, providing data support for the coating process of shipbuilding. Electrochemical tests, slow strain rate test (SSRT), and microscopic observation of fracture morphology were carried out to examine the corrosion resistance and hydrogen embrittlement behavior of hull steel in seawater with and without zinc silicate workshop primer. Under self-corrosion conditions, the SSRT fractures of both hull steel and its coated samples were mainly ductile fractures, with hydrogen embrittlement coefficients less than 10%, indicating no significant hydrogen embrittlement sensitivity. Under cathodic protection potential of –0.94 V, the SSRT macroscopic fractures of both hull steel and its coated samples exhibited varying degrees of tear marks, and the microscopic fractures showed small cleavage plane features. Among them, the samples with zinc silicate coating as the primer exhibited the most significant tear marks and cleavage plane features, with the most obvious increase in hydrogen embrittlement coefficient. When the surface of the hull steel/zinc silicate/epoxy abrasion-resistant coating was damaged, the hydrogen embrittlement sensitivity coefficient further increased. Under cathodic protection conditions, the presence of zinc silicate primer can increase the hydrogen embrittlement sensitivity of hull steel in seawater.
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