Friction stir welding is an excellent alternative process used in pipelines circumferential welds due to fusion welding low corrosion resistance. This study describes the corrosion resistance as a function of the microstructural features resulting from an API X70 FSW weld joint. The microstructural features were examined by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The corrosion analysis was conducted employing potentiodynamic polarization tests using an electrochemical microcell, which allowed to test small circular areas delimited by a 2mm in diameter O-ring gasket. The base metal and heataffected zone were the most susceptible region to corrosion due to the banded microstructures, and the re-stirred-zone and stir zone was the most resistant region to corrosion because of grain refinement.
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