Authors: Chong Sun, Jiankuan Li, Vahidoddin Fattahpour, Morteza Roostaei, Mahdi Mahmoudi, Hongbo Zeng, Jing-Li Luo

The erosion-enhanced corrosion behavior of electroless Ni–P coating was investigated by single particle impingement coupled with in-situ electrochemical measurements. The transient anodic dissolution of Ni–P coating induced by the single particle impingement is enhanced with the rising impact velocity, followed by a rapid repassivation that obeys a bi-exponential decaying law. The coating demonstrates a good erosion-corrosion resistance due to its strong capability of repassivation that is scarcely affected by the changing hydrodynamics under the test conditions. The erosion-enhanced corrosion rate of Ni–P coating in flowing slurry is well predicted based on the repassivation kinetic parameters determined from single particle impingement.

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