Junsheng WU, Kefeng HU, Chaofang DONG, Lingyue HU, Bowei ZHANG, Lin FAN, Kui XIAO, Mingxian SUN, Xingyue YONG, Xiaogang LI
Engineering equipments serving in extremely harsh deep−sea environments will withstand complex environmental factors such as low temperature, low dissolved oxygen, low pH, pollutants, and microorganisms, as well as the effects of hydrothermal, ocean currents, hydrostatic pressure, and complex loads, which pose serious threats to the safety of these equipments in service. Titanium alloy, as a highly corrosion−resistant marine structural material, plays a crucial role in the manufacturing of deep−sea engineering equipments. However, the service behavior and failure mechanism of titanium alloy in extreme deep−sea environments are still unclear, leading to a lack of scientific basis for the selection, design, and protection of titanium alloy structures in deep−sea equipment. This paper analyzes the corrosion resistance and basic corrosion electrochemical characteristics of titanium alloys, systematically reviews the problems of microbial corrosion, crevice corrosion, galvanic corrosion, hydrogen embrittlement and stress corrosion, corrosion fatigue, and multi−factor coupled corrosion damage faced by titanium alloy materials in extreme deep−sea environments, and proposes the research focus and development direction of titanium alloy corrosion in deep−sea environments.