The corrosion behaviour of Cu–30Ni–2Fe–2Mn commercial alloy (similar to C71640) in quiescent, hermetically closed sulphide polluted and unpolluted natural sea water at 25°C was investigated. The corrosion resistance was examined using free corrosion and electrochemical tests and the surface film was characterised by chemical analysis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The different susceptibilities to corrosion were closely linked to the initial sulphide concentration; the accelerated attack occurring with an initial sulphide concentration of 4 ppm correlated with the amount of dissolved oxygen in solution and with the chemical composition of the corrosion layer.
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