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Electrochemical Hydrogen Charging on Corrosion Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy in Artificial Seawater

Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering volume 37, Article number: 2 (2024) Cite this article

Abstract

This study employs advanced electrochemical and surface characterization techniques to investigate the impact of electrochemical hydrogen charging on the corrosion behavior and surface film of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The findings revealed the formation of γ-TiH and δ-TiH2 hydrides in the alloy after hydrogen charging. Prolonging hydrogen charging resulted in more significant degradation of the alloy microstructure, leading to deteriorated protectiveness of the surface film. This trend was further confirmed by the electrochemical measurements, which showed that the corrosion resistance of the alloy progressively worsened as the hydrogen charging time was increased. Consequently, this work provides valuable insights into the mechanisms underlying the corrosion of Ti-6Al-4V alloy under hydrogen charging conditions.

1 Introduction

Ocean exploiting is the key to economic development of a country, in which many structural and functional materials are employed. In marine environments, corrosion is one of the major concerns for the safe service of a component or facility made of metals since it can affect service properties leading to catastrophic failure. Titanium and its alloys exhibit superior corrosion resistance due the easy formation of stable protective passive films on the surface [1, 2]. Among titanium alloys, α+β titanium alloys, typically Ti-6Al-4V alloy, have been proven to be technically superior and cost-effective materials with low density, high strength, non-magnetic and good welding performance [3,4,5], and therefore have been widely used in marine environments [6,7,8].

However, titanium and its alloys have a well-known shortcoming that they can easily absorb hydrogen so that their mechanical properties [9, 10] and corrosion resistance [11, 12] are seriously deteriorated. In marine environments, the absorbed hydrogen can be generated by the cathodic process of corrosion, especially when titanium alloys are coupled to other metals with lower corrosion potentials [13]. Titanium can react with the absorbed hydrogen to form hydrides due to its high affinity to hydrogen [14]. Many studies have confirmed the formation of TiHx hydride layers on titanium and its alloys [10, 12, 15,16,17]. Specially, our previous work has identified δ-TiH2 and γ-TiH phases, as well as hydrogen-induced cracks, formed in the cathodically polarized Ti-4Al-2V-1Mo-1Fe alloy [9, 11]. It has been found in stainless steels that the absorbed hydrogen and the formed hydrides can deteriorate the corrosion resistance by destroying the protectiveness of passive films via decreasing the thickness, increasing the carrier density or reducing the Cr content of the passive film [18]. However, unlike the widely studied effects of hydrogen-induced deterioration of corrosion resistance of stainless steels, the research on clarifying the role of hydrogen in the corrosion resistance of titanium and its alloys is quite limited up to now, let alone the Ti-6Al-4V alloy.

Therefore, the aim of this study is to clarify the effects of electrochemical hydrogen charging on the corrosion resistance of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy. To this end, hydrogen charging experiment with various times is employed to produce different absorbed hydrogen in the Ti-6Al-4V alloy, electrochemical measurements are performed to evaluate the corrosion behavior, and microstructure characterization and surface analysis are conducted to explain evolution of corrosion resistance with hydrogen charging times.

2 Experimental

2.1 Material Preparation

The material used in this work was a commercial Ti-6Al-4V alloy, whose chemical composition (wt.%) was Al 6.03, V 4.14, C 0.01, O 0.08 and Ti balanced. The as-received Ti-6Al-4V alloy was heat treated at 950 °C for 30 min and then air-cooled in order to obtain the equiaxed microstructure [9]. The samples for microstructure characterization were cut into coupons with dimensions of 10 mm × 5 mm × 3 mm, and then were successively ground to 5000# abrasive paper, etched for 10 s in Kroll’s reagent (3 mL HF, 9 mL HNO3 and 88 mL H2O), and finally rinsed with distilled water and ethanol.

2.2 Hydrogen Charging Experiment

A hydrogen charging experiment was performed in artificial seawater (pH = 8.2 ± 0.1), which was prepared according to ASTM D1141-98 standard [19], at 25 ± 1 °C controlled by a thermostat water bath. The samples with an exposed area of 1 cm2 were cathodically charged for different time (0 h, 1 h, 4 h, 8 h and 12 h) at a constant current density of 20 mA/cm2, using a Gamry reference 600+ electrochemical workstation (Gamry Instruments, Inc. USA). The details of the hydrogen charging experiment had been described in our previous papers [9, 11]. After hydrogen charging experiment, the hydrogen-charged samples were quickly rinsed with distilled water and alcohol, and stored in desiccator for the subsequent tests.

2.3 Electrochemical Measurements

The electrochemical tests were performed for the hydrogen-charged and uncharged samples using a typical three-electrode system in artificial seawater. The hydrogen-charged (or uncharged) Ti-6Al-4V alloys, a Pt foil and saturated calomel electrode acted as the working, counter and reference electrodes, respectively. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements were carried out with a sinusoidal potential perturbation of 10 mV from 100 kHz to 10 mHz at open circuit potential (OCP). The potentiodynamic polarization tests were conducted by sweeping the potential from − 0.5 VSCE below the OCP to 2 VSCE with a scan rate of 0.333 mV/s. All electrochemical measurements were repeated at least three times to make the results reproducible.

2.4 SVET and LEIS Measurements

Scanning vibrating electrode technique (SVET, Princeton VersaSCAN, AMETEK Advanced measurement technology) was used to characterize the potential distribution of uncharged and charged Ti-6Al-4V alloys. An 80Ni-20Cr alloy needle with a diameter of 50 µm was utilized as the reference electrode, while the distance between the tip and the sample was set as 150 µm. The working electrode, with a scanning area of 50 µm × 50 µm and a step distance of 2 µm, was also incorporated into the SVET device for the experiment.

The local electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (LEIS) test was carried out on a scanning electrochemical workstation (Princeton VersaSCAN, AMETEK Advanced measurement technology) with a camera system to ensure that the micro-probe was very close to the sample surface. The LEIS micro-probe was a platinum double electrode that moves along two axes at speed of 50 μm/s to adjust the working electrode surface to quantify the local potential gradient in the solution between the alloy surface and the probe, and then iloc (the local alternating current density in the system) was connected. AC interference with an amplitude of 10 mV was applied to working electrode with respect to an OCP. Scanning area of 50 μm × 50 μm with a scan step of 4 μm/s was employed to obtain the LEIS map. Surfer 15 software was used to plot these data into 3D and 2D graphs.

2.5 Surface Characterization and Phase Identification

The surface morphologies of the hydrogen-charged and uncharged samples were observed using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM, ZEISS, Germany), and phase constituents was identified with the help of X-ray diffraction (XRD, D/Max 2500 Rigaku Corporation, Tokyo, Japan). The XRD was performed with a Cu Kα radiation at 10 kV and 35 mA, a scanning speed of 6°/min and an angular step length of 0.02° (2θ). The chemical compositions of the passive films formed on different samples with distinct hydrogen charging times were analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) using a XPS equipment (ESCALAB 250 xi, Thermo-VG Scientific, MA, USA) with an Al Kα radiation (1486.6 eV). The samples used for the XPS test were immersed in artificial seawater for 3 h and then washed with ethanol and dry in air.

3 Results and Discussion

3.1 Microstructure Characterization

The XRD patterns of the solution-annealing Ti-6Al-4V alloy are shown in Figure 1. The diffraction peaks correspond to the characteristic peaks of α and β phases of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy based on the standard PDF cards. The microstructure of Ti-6Al-4V alloy subjected to solution treatment is displayed in Figure 2. It is clearly seen from Figure 2a that the microstructure is composed of bright α phase (αp) and dark β transformed structure (βt). In addition, there are also αp phases dispersedly distributed within the βt phase. As seen in Figure 2b showing a more detailed SEM image, a large amount of lath secondary α phase (αs) is observed within the βt matrix, which is mainly due to the transformations of β to αs during the air-cooling process [20]. Such a microstructure for solid solution treated Ti-6Al-4V alloy was also reported by Huang et al. [20].

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XRD patterns of the solution annealing Ti-6Al-4V alloy

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Figure 2
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Microstructure of Ti-6Al-4V alloy: a Optical microscopic, b SEM

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Figure 3a shows the XRD patterns of the hydrogen-charged Ti-6Al-4V alloys. The diffraction peaks are similar to that of the uncharged Ti-6Al-4V alloy shown in Figure 1 on the whole. However, the diffraction peaks at 2θ = 57.8° and 75.0° are also observed, which correspond to the (111) plane of the TiH1.7 phase and the (200) plane of TiH1.5 phase, respectively [10]. This finding is consistent with Refs. [10, 11], suggesting that two types of titanium hydrides (TiHx or TiH2 phases) are formed during the electrochemical hydrogen charging process. Furthermore, the DSC measurements of the hydrogen-charged Ti-6Al-4V alloys are displayed, as shown in Figure 3b, to confirm the formation of hydrides in the Ti-6Al-4V alloys during the hydrogen charging process. Obviously, the hydrogen charging time plays a crucial role in the initial decomposition temperature and total endothermic peak area of hydrides, and the total endothermic peak area increases with prolonging hydrogen charging time, signifying an increase in heat absorption required for hydride formation via alloy decomposition. It indicates higher hydride content in the alloy with increasing charging time. Furthermore, the initial decomposition temperature of the formed hydride also increases, indicating stronger hydride stability [21].

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Hydrogen-charged Ti-6Al-4V alloys: a XRD patterns, b DSC curves

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Figure 4 shows the microstructures of the Ti-6Al-4V alloys after hydrogen charging for various times. There is no significant difference in the microstructures among the samples with different hydrogen charging time, and all the sample surfaces remain relatively intact. Similar surface morphology was also observed for the pure titanium charged at 0.5 mA/cm2 [22].

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Microstructure of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy after hydrogen charging for various time: a 1 h, b 4 h, c 8 h, d 12 h

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Figure 5 shows the cross-sectional morphology of a Ti-6Al-4V sample after hydrogen charging for 12 h, revealing the distribution of hydrides in the sample depth and the presence of a surface hydride layer. The hydrides formed near the surface are more prevalent, as compared to those in other regions. The α phase and the α/β phase interface are more susceptible to hydride formation, resulting in needle-like and flocculent hydrides [11], consistent with the XRD results in Figure 3. It is because the α phase and boundaries of α/β phase act as the effective trapping sites for hydrogen, whilst the β phase serves as a short path for hydrogen transport [5, 11].

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Cross-sectional images of the Ti-6Al-4V alloys after hydrogen charging for 12 h: a low-magnified image, b and c are high-magnified observations to the squared areas in image (a)

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3.2 Electrochemical Measurements

Figure 6 shows the Nyquist (a) and Bode (b) plots of hydrogen-charged and uncharged Ti-6Al-4V alloys in artificial seawater. The Nyquist plots present unfinished single capacitive reactance arcs, which is the typical characteristic of the EIS spectra for titanium alloys in neutral chloride-containing solutions [8, 19, 23]. The radius of the capacitive arc decreases monotonously with the increasing the hydrogen charging time; especially when the hydrogen charging time is extended to 12 h, the impedance decreases significantly. It indicates that the corrosion resistance is deteriorated by the hydrogen charging. As seen in Figure 6b, the uncharged sample exhibits a phase angle close to 90° at the broad frequency range of 10−2 to 103 Hz, which is in good agreement with that found for a Ti-6Al-4V alloy in artificial seawater [8, 19]. In contrast, the hydrogen-charged samples present lower phase angles and narrower frequency ranges, implying that the uncharged Ti-6Al-4V alloy has a stronger capacitive response than the hydrogen-charged ones [24].

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EIS of charged and uncharged Ti-6Al-4V alloys in artificial: a Nyquist plots, b Bode plots

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All the EIS plots just present one apparent capacitive arc and therefore can be interpreted using the equivalent circuit with one time constant, as shown in Figure 7 in which Rs is the solution resistance, Rp is the polarization resistance, and the constant phase element (CPE, Q) is the capacitance of the surface films [25, 26]. Herein, the CPE, instead of capacitance (C), is used to improve the fitting quality due to the deviation to ideal electric behavior arising from the heterogeneities of surface films [27,28,29,30]. Table 1 summarizes the EIS fitting parameters using the equivalent circuit above. As seen in Table 1, the Rp value for the uncharged sample is 1.93 × 106 Ω·cm2, while it decreases slightly to 1.73 × 106 Ω·cm2 after 1 h hydrogen charging. The Rp value decreases continuously with prolonging the hydrogen charging time. The minimum Rp value (2.86 × 105 Ω·cm2) appears after hydrogen charging for 12 h, which accounts for 14.66% of the uncharged sample. It is well-accepted that the larger the Rp, the higher the corrosion resistance. Accordingly, the decrease in Rp demonstrates that the hydrogen charging is harmful for the corrosion resistance of Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Besides, the n value, which is an adjustable CPE power factor, decreases with the hydrogen charging time, indicating that the passive film protectiveness is weakened [31].

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Equivalent circuit model used to fitting the EIS data

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Table 1 The EIS data of charged and uncharged Ti-6Al-4V alloys
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Furthermore, the capacitance (C) of the passive film can be calculated from Q using Eq. (1), which can be used to estimate the thickness (d) of passive film using Eq. (2):

$$C = (R^{1 - n} Q)^{1/n} ,$$
(1)
$$C = \frac{{\varepsilon_{0} \varepsilon A}}{d},$$
(2)

where ε0 is the vacuum permittivity (8.85 × 10−14 F·cm−1), ε is the dielectric constant of the oxide, and A is the effective area. Generally, the passive film formed on titanium alloys is mainly composed of TiO2, so the ε = 65 of TiO2 can be adopted in this research [32]. The estimated values of d show that the passive films formed on all Ti-6Al-4V alloys are typically ~ 1 nm thick, as seen in Table 1. However, it is difficult to obtain the accurate values for the passive film thickness using the capacitance since the dielectric constant varies when the composition of the passive film changes.

Figure 8 shows the potentiodynamic polarization curves of the different Ti-6Al-4V alloys in artificial seawater. All the samples exhibit spontaneous passive behavior, the typical electrochemical corrosion behavior of titanium and its alloy in neutral solutions [11]. However, the polarization behaviors among various samples differ in the cathodic potential region, corrosion potential (Ecorr) and high potential region (above 1.0 VSCE). As the hydrogen charging time increases, the cathodic curves move to the direction of higher current density, indicating that the cathodic reactions are facilitated. It is possible that the absorption of hydrogen and the formation of hydrides make the surface more energetic, thus promoting the cathodic reactions. According to the mixed potential theory, the facilitation of cathodic reactions can lead to a noble shift in Ecorr. This is consistent with the results for titanium alloys in a 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution [33,34,35], as shown in Table 2. Additionally, the uncharged sample displays exceptional stability in the passive region, exhibiting no discernible pitting behavior even at potentials above 2.0 VSCE. This indicates the superior pitting corrosion resistance of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy. For the hydrogen-charged samples, the presence of many small current transients in the passive region suggests the formation of metastable pits [36, 37]. Table 2 also exhibits the corrosion parameters of current density (icorr), passive potential (Epit) and the passive current density (ipass). All the hydrogen-charged samples, regardless of the charging time, have higher ipass and narrower passive region in comparison with the uncharged sample. The shrinking of the passive region after hydrogen charging may be due to the difference in the composition and properties of the passive film [38,39,40]. The electrochemical results indicate that hydrogen charging can worsen the stability of the passive film formed on Ti-6Al-4V alloy and thus deteriorate the corrosion resistance.

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Potentiodynamic polarization curves of hydrogen-charged and uncharged Ti-6Al-4V alloys in artificial seawater

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Table 2 Electrochemical results derived from the potentiodynamic polarization curves
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3.3 SVET Measurements

The potential distribution of uncharged and hydrogen-charged Ti-6Al-4V alloys obtained by the SVET test is depicted in Figure 9. It is evident that uneven local anode and cathode emerge on the surface of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The cathode area and anode area of the metal surface are in a state of constant flux, exhibiting the traits of local corrosion. With increasing the hydrogen charging time, the surface potential shifts gradually towards the positive side, and the cathode and anode become more pronounced, indicating a more severe tendency towards localized corrosion.

Figure 9
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The 2D and 3D SVET maps of Ti-6Al-4V alloys after hydrogen charging for various time in artificial seawater: a 0 h, b 1 h, c 4 h, d 8 h, e 12 h

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3.4 LEIS Measurements

Figure 10 shows LEIS 3D and 2D maps of Ti-6Al-4V alloys with different hydrogen charging time in artificial seawater. The color intensity indicates the potential distribution on the sample surface, with the gradient of colors ranging from blue to red based on potential magnitude. As hydrogen charging time increases, the difference between red and blue values becomes more pronounced, indicating larger potential differences on the sample surface and a more severe tendency for localized corrosion. This finding is consistent with the results of SVET testing.

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The 3D and 2D LEIS maps of Ti-6Al-4V alloys after hydrogen charging for various time in artificial seawater: a 0 h, b 1 h;, c 4 h, d 8 h, e 12 h

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3.5 Mott-Schottky Curves

Figure 11 presents the Mott-Schottky plots for the hydrogen-charged and uncharged Ti-6Al-4V alloys in artificial seawater. Two linear regions are obvious in all plots, with a positive and negative slope characterized by different capacitance behavior. According to the Mott-Schottky theory, the relationship of space-charge capacitance and the semiconductor behavior of the passive film can be given by the following equations, respectively:

$$\frac{{1}}{{C^{{2}} }}{ = }\frac{{2}}{{\varepsilon \varepsilon_{{0}} eN_\text{D} }}\left( {E - E_\text{FB} - \frac{\kappa T}{e}} \right),$$
(3)
$$\frac{{1}}{{C^{{2}} }}{ = }\frac{{ - 2}}{{\varepsilon \varepsilon_{{0}} eN_{{\text{A}}} }}\left( {E - E_\text{FB} - \frac{\kappa T}{e}} \right),$$
(4)

where ε is dielectric constant of the passive film (65 for TiO2 [32]), ε0 is vacuum permittivity (8.85 × 10−14 F·cm−1), e is electron charge (1.60 × 10−19 C), ND/NA is the donor/acceptor density in the passive film, k is Boltzmann constant (1.38 × 10−23 J·mol−1·K−1), T is temperature, E is applied potential and EFB is flat band potential. Accordingly, it can be confirmed that the passive film formed on the hydrogen-charged samples is characterized as a n-type semiconductor due to the positive slopes in Figure 6 [41, 42]. In the present case, the defects of oxygen vacancies could serve as the dominated charge carriers since they have lower formation energy than Ti3+ interstitials [43, 44]. The donor density (ND) calculated from the Mott-Schottky data is listed in Table 3. It shows that the donor density increases with the hydrogen charging time, indicating that the passive film is less protective under hydrogen charging conditions and revealing a porous and highly conductive passive film.

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Mott-Schottky plots of the hydrogen-charged and uncharged Ti-6Al-4V alloys in artificial seawater

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Table 3 The donor densities for passive films on the hydrogen-charged and uncharged Ti-6Al-4V alloys
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3.6 XPS Characterization

The compositions of the surface films on the hydrogen-charged and uncharged samples formed after immersion in artificial seawater for 3 h, identified by XPS analyses, are shown in Figure 12. The detailed XPS spectra of Ti 2p can be divided into the peaks of Ti4+ (TiO2) and Ti3+ (Ti2O3 or TiOOH) [45, 46]. The formation of a passive film with such compositions on titanium is based on the following reactions [47, 48]:

$${\text{Ti}} \to {\text{Ti}}^{{3 + }} {\text{ + 3}}e,$$
(5)
$${\text{2Ti}}^{{3 + }} {\text{ + 3H}}_{{2}} {\text{O}} \to {\text{2Ti}}_{{2}} {\text{O}}_{{3}} {\text{ + 6H}}^{ + } ,$$
(6)
$${\text{Ti}}_{{2}} {\text{O}}_{{3}} {\text{ + H}}_{{2}} {\text{O}} \to {\text{2TiO}}_{{2}} {\text{ + 2H}}^{ + } {\text{ + 2}}e,$$
(7)
$${\text{Ti}}^{3 + } \to {\text{Ti}}^{{4 + }} +e,$$
(8)
$${\text{Ti}}^{{4 + }} {\text{ + 2H}}_{{2}} {\text{O}} \to {\text{TiO}}_{{2}} {\text{ + 4H}}^{ + } .$$
(9)
Figure 12
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Detailed Ti 2p XPS spectra of the a uncharged and hydrogen-charged Ti-6Al-4V alloys for b 1 h, c 4 h, d 8 h, e 12 h

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The TiO2 can be transformed to TiOOH with the aid of produced hydrogen, which can be expressed as follows [48]:

$${\text{TiO}}_{{2}} {\text{ + H}}_{{{\text{abs}}}} \to {\text{TiOOH.}}$$
(10)

As shown in Figure 12, for the uncharged samples, TiO2 constitutes 93.86% of the passive film. However, when the samples are charged with hydrogen, the content of TiOOH in the passive film increases while the proportion of TiO2 decreases, indicating that TiO2 in the passive film is replaced by TiOOH due to the combination of hydrogen atoms [10]. As the hydrogen charging is prolonged, the content of TiO2 in the passive film decreases further. When the hydrogen charging time reaches 12 h, the content of TiO2 decreases to 86.18%, while the content of TiOOH increases to 13.82%. It indicates the degradation of protectiveness of the passive film. In a summary, the introduction of hydrogen is detrimental to the corrosion resistance of Ti-6Al-4V alloys since it destroys the protective passive film [22].

4 Conclusions

The current research investigated the effects of electrochemical hydrogen charging on the corrosion resistance of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The main conclusions can be drawn as follows.

Hydrogen charging induced the formation of γ-TiH and δ-TiH2 hydrides, with no other detectable surface changes. This led to the deterioration of corrosion resistance of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy, as evidenced by decrease in polarization resistance, increase in passive current density, and the narrower passive potential region. SVET and LEIS data further supported the enhanced localized corrosion tendency resulting from hydrogen charging. The reduction in corrosion resistance was attributed to the deteriorated protectiveness of the passive film, as indicated by increased donor density and decreased TiO2 content observed in the passive film using Mott-Schottky and XPS analyses, respectively.

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YQ and JZ was responsible for the planning of the content and writing; YQ and LY performed experimental and data curation; XW and ZL analyzed the data; YQ, YQ, HZ and ZW were major contributors in writing the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Yanxin Qiao, born in 1980, is currently an associate professor at School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China. He received his PhD degree on Materials Science and Engineering from Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, in 2009. His current research interests include corrosion and protection, welding, additive manufacturing, wear, etc.

Yue Qin, born in 1995, is currently an engineer at Yangzhou Changelight Co., Ltd, China. She received her master degree on Materials Science and Engineering from Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China, in 2021.

Huiling Zhou, born in 1980, is currently an associate professor at School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China.

Lanlan Yang, born in 1989, is currently an associate professor at School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China.

Xiaojing Wang, born in 1977, is currently an associate professor at School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China.

Zhengbin Wang, born in 1989, is currently an associate professor at CAS Key Laboratory of Nuclear Materials and Safety Assessment, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

Zhenguang Liu, born in 1986, is currently an associate professor at School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China.

Jiasheng Zou, born in 1965, is currently a professor at School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China.

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Qiao, Y., Qin, Y., Zhou, H. et al. Electrochemical Hydrogen Charging on Corrosion Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy in Artificial Seawater. Chin. J. Mech. Eng. 37, 2 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s10033-023-00983-6

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