In this study, we investigated the suppression of the corrosion of cast iron in a copper–cast iron double-layered canister under local corrosion of the copper layer. The cold spray coating technique was used to insert metals with lower galvanic activity than that of copper, such as silver, nickel, and titanium, between the copper and cast iron layers. Electrochemically accelerated corrosion tests were performed on the galvanic specimens in KURT groundwater at a voltage of 1.0 V for a week. The results revealed that copper corrosion was evident in all galvanic specimens of Cu–Ag, Cu–Ni, and Cu–Ti. By contrast, the copper was barely corroded in the Cu–Fe specimens. Therefore, it was concluded that if an inactive galvanic metal is applied to the areas where local corrosion is concerned, such as welding parts, the disposal canister can overcome local or non-uniform corrosion of the copper canister for long periods.

The purpose of this study was to examine whether galvanic corrosion of copper occurs by inserting a third barrier layer with a higher corrosion potential than copper between copper and cast iron when the copper layer is locally perforated by pitting or partial corrosion. A triple layer composed of copper, inserted metal, and carbon steel was manufactured by cold spray coating of inserting metal powders such as Ag, Ni, and Ti on carbon steel plate followed by Cu coating on it. First, the corrosion properties were evaluated electrochemically for each metal coating. As a result of Tafel plot anaylsis in KURT groundwater condition, the corrosion potential of Fe (-567 mV) was much lower than that of Cu (-91 mV), and the corrosion potential of Ni (-150 mV) was also lower than that of Cu. Therefore, Ni was likely to corrode before Cu. However, the corrosion current of Ni was lower than that of the Cu. In the galvanic specimen where the copper and inserting metal were exposed together, Cu-Fe was much lower corrosion potential of -446 mV, and the corrosion potential of Cu-Ti, Cu-Ni, and Cu-Ag were slightly higher than that of Cu. Therefore, it seemed that Ag, Ni, and Ti all might promote galvanic corrosion of surrounding copper when the copper layer was perforated to the inserted metal layer. If the metal insertion presented in this study operates properly, the disposal container does not need to worry about the partial corrosion or non-uniform corrosion of external copper layer.

The coastal area of Republic of Korea is very clean compared to other countries. In this reason, west coastal area of our country is a good place for breeding up a fish such as shrimp. In winter season, the heating system is required for preventing shrimp death caused by freezing in the farm. The heater in the heating system for fishery's farm is operated very severe combating corrosion due to high accumulation by feeding material and high temperature in heated sea water. Almost all manufactured heaters of STS 316L and Ti material are scrapped every year due to heavy corrosion such a general and crevice corrosion. For comparing the general and galvanic corrosion in new heater material, the test material of Zirconium (Zr), Titanium (Ti) and STS 316L are tested by potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), current density-time methods and microscopic examination in a 3.5% NaCl solution. The corrosion potential (Ecor) measured by potentiodynamic polarization for Zr, Ti and STS 316L reveals -198, -250 and -450mV, corrosion current density 0.5, 2.5 and 6.5μA/cm2 respectively. The film resistance measured by EIS are Zr 63,000, Ti 39,700 and 316L 3,150Ω, and the current of Zr-Ti couple is 0.03μA, whereas Zr-316L SS is 0.1μA. According to the result of this experiment in 3.5% NaCl solution, Zr is excellent corrosion resistance material than Ti and STS 316L.

접지전지 설계를 위한 Zn, Al 및 Mg의 합급양극의 특성을 실험적으로 조사한 결과를 다음과 같이 요약할 수 있다. 1. 환경비저항 1000 Ω.cm 이하에서는 Zn합금양극이, 1000 Ω.cm 이상에서는 Mg합금양극이 접지전지 설계에 좋다. 2. 비저항 500 Ω.cm 이하에서는 Al합금양극이 Mg 합금양극보다 접지전지 설계를 위한 유전양극 특성이 좋으나 모든 비저항에서 Zn합금양극보다 특성이 떨어진다. 3. 배유전유밀도가 급격히 증가하는 일정인가전압은 다음과 같다. ① E 하(Zn)=log (4.9465/σ상(0.0639))+11×10 상(-6)σ상(0.8923i) ② E 하(Al)=log (4.9306/σ상(0.0525))+13×10 상(-6)σ상(0.9314i) ˚led3 E 하(Mg)= log (3.7086/σ상(0.0988))+181×10 상(-6)σ상(0.5406i) 4. 유전양극의 종류 및 환경의 비저항에 따라 인가전압과 배유전유밀도의 관계는 다음과 같은 일반식으로 표시할 수 있다. logi=g+root(n.E+r)