Influence of high magnetic field on the corrosion of carbon steel

Author

Sato, A. ; Ogiwara, H. ; Miwa, T. ; Nakabayashi, S.

Author_Institution

Shonan Inst. of Technol., Fujisawa, Japan

Volume

12

Issue

1

fYear

2002

fDate

3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

997

Lastpage

1000

Abstract

An experimental study of the corrosion pattern of steel exposed to intense magnetic fields is reported. Experiments were performed on two different shaped surfaces, cylinders and grooves. Uniform magnetic fields of up to 10 T were applied to these samples. Non-uniform corrosion patterns on the steel cylinder surface were observed. Further, when the magnetic field was applied parallel to the plane of the groove, it was found that the corrosion increased on the inside of the groove. In addition, the interpretation of the corrosion pattern is supported by an experiment using aerobic bacteria (i.e., escherichia colis). The relationship between the corrosion pattern and a magnetic field gradient near the steel is discussed.

Keywords

carbon steel; corrosion; magnetic field effects; 10 T; aerobic bacteria; carbon steel; corrosion; cylinder; escherichia coli; groove; magnetic field; Boring; Corrosion; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux density; Marine technology; Microorganisms; Protection; Steel; Superconducting magnets; Surface cracks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2002.1018568

Filename

1018568