EP0119640B1 - Galvanic sacrificial anode based on an aluminium alloy - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a sacrificial anode for cathodic corrosion protection based on an aluminum alloy containing zinc and indium.
- Galvanic sacrificial anodes made of aluminum alloys are increasingly used for the cathodic corrosion protection of components made of ferrous materials which are exposed to corrosion by aqueous, in particular aqueous, saline media.
- Such anodes are used, for example, to protect pipelines, ship hulls, ballast tanks, drilling racks or steel structures, in particular offshore plants.
- the sacrificial anodes must adapt to the component to be protected in every shape and size and have an anodic behavior. They are preferably in the form of a cast part and are connected in an electrically conductive manner to the iron material to be protected, for example by means of an embedded metal core. Since the replacement of used anodes can only be carried out in the protective systems at high cost, a long service life with adequate current output is desirable for the cathodic protection.
- the current content is expressed by the ampere hours which are supplied to the object to be protected per kg of anode metal consumed, the driving voltage having to be sufficiently high to maintain a current flow between the anode and cathode. However, if it is too large, a possible coating is considerably damaged without improving the cathodic protection, and possibly even the material to be protected is affected.
- the aluminum alloy for a galvanic sacrificial anode known from DE-AS 2 555 876 contains 0.5 to 15% by weight of zinc, 0.01 to 0.06% by weight of indium and 0.03 to 0.4% by weight. % Silicon, balance aluminum with a degree of purity of 99.8 to 99.9%.
- the aluminum contains 0.02 to 0.08% by weight of silicon, 0.02 to 0.1% by weight of iron and less than 150 ppm of copper as naturally occurring impurities. Silicon as an alloying element is a very critical component insofar as the electrochemical properties of the anode can be drastically deteriorated at higher contents (0,4 0.4% by weight).
- ternary aluminum-tin-zinc alloys are also known, which are used as impurities, among other things. contain up to 0.1% manganese and up to 0.01% titanium (DE-AS 1 284 631).
- the object of the invention is to provide a sacrificial anode which, with good mechanical properties, has a long service life with high electrochemical efficiency.
- a galvanic sacrificial anode for cathodic corrosion protection based on an aluminum alloy of the type mentioned at the outset the object is achieved according to the invention with an aluminum alloy of the composition: Remainder aluminum of 99.85 to 99.9% Al purity.
- the properties of the sacrificial anode are significantly improved by means of the additions of manganese and titanium according to the invention, i.e. the current efficiency is increased considerably.
- a preferred embodiment for the galvanic anode according to the invention has the following composition of the aluminum alloy: Remainder aluminum of 99.85 to 99.9% Al purity.
- the undesirable impurities in copper are advantageously not more than 0.02% by weight and in iron and silicon together they are not more than 0.1% by weight.
- An impurity level of 0.12 % By weight should therefore never be exceeded.
- a measuring arrangement was used which essentially corresponds to that described by Robinson and improved by Det Norske Veritas.
- the table below shows the working potential of the alloy against the saturated calomel reference electrode and the usable current yield in ampere hours / kg anode weight.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Opferanode für den kathodischen Korrosionsschutz auf Basis einer Zink und Indium enthaltenden Aluminiumlegierung.The invention relates to a sacrificial anode for cathodic corrosion protection based on an aluminum alloy containing zinc and indium.
Galvanische Opferanoden aus Aluminiumlegierungen werden in zunehmendem Masse für den kathodischen Korrosionsschutz von Bauteilen aus Eisenwerkstoffen, die der Korrosion durch wässrige, insbesondere wässrige salzhaltige Medien ausgesetzt sind, verwendet. Mit solchen Anoden werden beispielsweise Rohrleitungen, Schiffsrümpfe, Ballasttanks, Bohrgestelle oder Stahlbauten, insbesondere Offshore-Anlagen, geschützt.Galvanic sacrificial anodes made of aluminum alloys are increasingly used for the cathodic corrosion protection of components made of ferrous materials which are exposed to corrosion by aqueous, in particular aqueous, saline media. Such anodes are used, for example, to protect pipelines, ship hulls, ballast tanks, drilling racks or steel structures, in particular offshore plants.
Die Opferanoden müssen sich dem zu schützenden Bauteil in jeder Gestalt und Grösse anpassen und diesem gegenüber anodisch verhalten. Sie liegen bevorzugt als Gussteil vor und werden beispielsweise mittels eines eingebetteten Metallkerns elektrisch leitend mit dem zu schützenden Eisenwerkstoff verbunden. Da der Ersatz verbrauchter Anoden nur mit hohem Kostenaufwand in den Schutzsystemen vorgenommen werden kann, ist eine lange Lebensdauer bei angemessener Stromabgabe für den kathodischen Schutz erwünscht. Der Strominhalt wird durch die Amperestunden ausgedrückt, die dem zu schützenden Objekt pro kg verzehrten Anodenmetalls zugeführt werden, wobeizur Aufrechterhaltung eines Stromflusses zwischen Anode und Kathode die Treibspannung genügend gross sein muss. Ist sie jedoch zu gross, so wird eine eventuelle Beschichtung ohne Verbesserung des kathodischen Schutzes erheblich geschädigt, unter Umständen sogar der zu schützende Werkstoff in Mitleidenschaft gezogen.The sacrificial anodes must adapt to the component to be protected in every shape and size and have an anodic behavior. They are preferably in the form of a cast part and are connected in an electrically conductive manner to the iron material to be protected, for example by means of an embedded metal core. Since the replacement of used anodes can only be carried out in the protective systems at high cost, a long service life with adequate current output is desirable for the cathodic protection. The current content is expressed by the ampere hours which are supplied to the object to be protected per kg of anode metal consumed, the driving voltage having to be sufficiently high to maintain a current flow between the anode and cathode. However, if it is too large, a possible coating is considerably damaged without improving the cathodic protection, and possibly even the material to be protected is affected.
Es ist bekannt, dass reines Aluminium nicht als Werkstoff für Opferanoden in wässrigem Medium eingesetzt werden kann, weil es sich alsbald mit einer etwa 200 Ä dicken oxidischen Schicht bedeckt, welche den Stromdurchgang verhindert und die Anode passiviert. Um die Ausbildung einer solchen zusammenhängenden Deckschicht zu vermeiden, müssen dem Aluminium aktivierende Legierungsbestandteile wie Zink oder Magnesium zugesetzt werden. Darüber hinaus werden zusätzlich noch bestimmte Metalle als sogenannte «Gitterdehner» zulegiert, welche die Aktivität der Anode langzeitig aufrechterhalten sollen. In der Vergangenheit hat man als Gitterdehner vorwiegend Quecksilber und Cadmium dem Aluminium zulegiert, um Anoden ausreichender Effektivität herstellen zu können. Aus Gründen des Umweltschutzes sind aber diese Legierungsmetalle heute praktisch kaum noch im Gebrauch. Man ist daher dazu übergegangen, Metalle aus der Gruppe Gallium, Indium, Thallium als Gitterdehner dem Aluminium zuzulegieren, insbesondere Indium. Derartige bekannte Aluminiumlegierungen für Anoden enthalten Zink und Indium neben Verunreinigungen wie Kupfer, Eisen und Silicium, welche Verunreinigungen im allgemeinen den Herstellungsbedingungen des Aluminiums entstammen. Es ist selbstverständlich, dass die Gehalte an schädlichen Verunreinigungen je nach Legierung in unterschiedlichen, aber engen Grenzen gehalten werden müssen. Aus der DE-AS 1 458 312 ist eine als galvanische Anode verwendete Aluminiumlegierung bekannt aus 3,5 bis 9,0% Zink, 0,008 bis 0,05% Indium, Rest Aluminium.It is known that pure aluminum cannot be used as a material for sacrificial anodes in an aqueous medium because it soon covers itself with an approximately 200 Å thick oxidic layer, which prevents the passage of current and passivates the anode. In order to avoid the formation of such a coherent covering layer, activating alloy components such as zinc or magnesium must be added to the aluminum. In addition, certain metals are added as so-called “lattice stretches”, which are intended to maintain the activity of the anode for a long time. In the past, mainly mercury and cadmium were added to the aluminum as a lattice stretcher in order to be able to produce anodes with sufficient effectiveness. For reasons of environmental protection, these alloy metals are practically no longer in use today. It has therefore started to alloy metals from the group gallium, indium, thallium as lattice strainers to aluminum, in particular indium. Such known aluminum alloys for anodes contain zinc and indium in addition to impurities such as copper, iron and silicon, which impurities generally originate from the production conditions of the aluminum. It goes without saying that the levels of harmful impurities must be kept within different but narrow limits depending on the alloy. From DE-AS 1 458 312 an aluminum alloy used as a galvanic anode is known from 3.5 to 9.0% zinc, 0.008 to 0.05% indium, the rest aluminum.
Alle Verunreinigungen in dieser Aluminiumlegierung, wie Eisen, Silicium und Kupfer, sollen insgesamt 0,5% nicht überschreiten. Die aus DE-AS 2 555 876 bekannte Aluminiumlegierung für eine galvanische Opferanode enthält 0,5 bis 15 Gew.-% Zink, 0,01 bis 0,06 Gew.-% Indium und 0,03 bis 0,4% Gew.-% Silicium, Rest Aluminium mit einem Reinheitsgrad von 99,8 bis 99,9%. Dabei enthält das Aluminium als natürlich vorkommende Verunreinigungen 0,02 bis 0,08 Gew.-% Silicium, 0,02 bis 0,1 Gew.-% Eisen und weniger als 150 ppm Kupfer. Silicium als Legierungselement ist insofern eine sehr kritische Komponente, als bei höheren Gehalten ( ä 0,4 Gew.-%) die elektrochemischen Eigenschaften der Anode drastisch verschlechtert werden können. Legierungen der vorbekannten Art haben theoretische Strominhalte bis zu etwa 2,995 Ah - kg-1. In der Praxis werden aber diese Werte bei weitem nicht erreicht, weil durch die Aktivierung ein gewisser «Eigenverzehr» der Anoden eintritt, wodurch die praktisch verwertbare Stromausbeute auf ca. 2.500 Ah - kg-1 vermindert wird. Normalerweise wird heute von galvanischen Anoden auf Basis Aluminium eine nutzbare Stromausbeute von mindestens 2.400 kg-1 verlangt.All impurities in this aluminum alloy, such as iron, silicon and copper, should not exceed 0.5% in total. The aluminum alloy for a galvanic sacrificial anode known from DE-AS 2 555 876 contains 0.5 to 15% by weight of zinc, 0.01 to 0.06% by weight of indium and 0.03 to 0.4% by weight. % Silicon, balance aluminum with a degree of purity of 99.8 to 99.9%. The aluminum contains 0.02 to 0.08% by weight of silicon, 0.02 to 0.1% by weight of iron and less than 150 ppm of copper as naturally occurring impurities. Silicon as an alloying element is a very critical component insofar as the electrochemical properties of the anode can be drastically deteriorated at higher contents (0,4 0.4% by weight). Alloys of the previously known type have theoretical current contents of up to approximately 2.995 Ah-kg- 1 . In practice, however, these values are far from being reached because the activation leads to a certain “self-consumption” of the anodes, which reduces the practically usable current yield to approx. 2,500 Ah - kg-1. Normally, galvanic anodes based on aluminum are required to have a usable current yield of at least 2,400 kg- 1 .
Schliesslich sind auch ternäre Aluminium-Zinn-Zink-Legierungen bekannt, die als Verunreinigungen u.a. bis 0,1 % Mangan und bis 0,01 % Titan enthalten (DE-AS 1 284 631).Finally, ternary aluminum-tin-zinc alloys are also known, which are used as impurities, among other things. contain up to 0.1% manganese and up to 0.01% titanium (DE-AS 1 284 631).
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Opferanode bereitzustellen, die bei guten mechanischen Eigenschaften eine lange Gebrauchsdauer bei hohem elektrochemischem Wirkungsgrad aufweist. Ausgehend von einer galvanischen Opferanode für den kathodischen Korrosionsschutz auf Basis einer Aluminiumlegierung der eingangs genannten Art, wird die Aufgabe gemäss der Erfindung gelöst mit einer Aluminiumlegierung der Zusammensetzung:
Mittels der erfindungsgemässen Zusätze von Mangan und Titan werden die Eigenschaften der Opferanode deutlich verbessert, d.h. es wird die Stromausbeute beträchtlich erhöht.The properties of the sacrificial anode are significantly improved by means of the additions of manganese and titanium according to the invention, i.e. the current efficiency is increased considerably.
Eine bevorzugte Ausführungsform für die erfindungsgemässe galvanische Anode besitzt folgende Zusammensetzung der Aluminiumlegierung:
In den als Opferanoden verwendeten erfindungsgemäss zusammengesetzten Aluminiumlegierungen betragen zweckmässig die unerwünschten Verunreinigungen an Kupfer nicht mehr als 0,02 Gew.-% und an Eisen und Silicium zusammen nicht mehr als 0,1 Gew.-%. Eine Verunreinigungsmenge von 0,12 Gew.-% sollte daher keinesfalls überschritten werden.In the aluminum alloys used as sacrificial anodes according to the invention, the undesirable impurities in copper are advantageously not more than 0.02% by weight and in iron and silicon together they are not more than 0.1% by weight. An impurity level of 0.12 % By weight should therefore never be exceeded.
Die Vorteile der erfindungsgemässen Opferanode sind darin zu sehen, dass eine verbesserte Stromausbeute bei gleichmässiger, narbenarmer Abtragung der Anode erreicht und ferner eine Anodenlegierung ohne umweltfeindliche Legierungsbestandteile bereitgestellt wird.The advantages of the sacrificial anode according to the invention can be seen in the fact that an improved current yield is achieved with uniform, scar-free erosion of the anode and an anode alloy without environmentally harmful alloy components is also provided.
Die Erfindung wird anhand der nachstehenden Beispiele näher und beispielhaft erläutert.The invention is explained in more detail and by way of example using the examples below.
Es wurden Anoden aus Aluminiumlegierungen folgender Zusammensetzungen hergestellt:
- Aluminiumlegierung 1 (Stand der Technik)Rest Aluminium vom Reinheitsgrad 99,8 bis 99,9% AI.
- Aluminiumlegierung 2 (gemäss Erfindung)
- Aluminum alloy 1 (state of the art) Rest of aluminum with a purity of 99.8 to 99.9% AI.
- Aluminum alloy 2 (according to the invention)
Es wurde eine Messanordnung verwendet, die im wesentlichen der von Robinson beschriebenen und von Det Norske Veritas verbesserten entspricht. In der nachfolgenden Tabelle ist das Arbeitspotential der Legierung gegen die gesättigte Kalomel-Bezugselektrode die nutzbare Stromausbeute in Amperestunden/kg Anodengewicht angegeben.
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