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- Title
Corrosion Effect of Biodiesel-Diesel Blend on Different Metals/Alloy as Automotive Components Materials.
- Authors
Sterpu, Ancaelena Eliza; Simedrea, Bianca Georgiana; Chis, Timur Vasile; Săpunaru, Olga Valerica
- Abstract
Biodiesel has emerged as a progressively widespread and significant alternative to traditional diesel fuel within the transportation sector. Despite its growing popularity, the issue of corrosive tendencies upon interaction with both moving and static components of diesel engines and fuel systems poses a serious concern. This research endeavors to assess the corrosion characteristics of materials commonly found in automotive fuel systems when exposed to various blends of rapeseed oil biodiesel and diesel. The study involved static immersion tests, lasting 3360 h at room temperature, using B0, B20, B40, B60, B80, and B100 fuels. Copper, brass, aluminum, zinc, and stainless steel plate samples were subjected to these tests. The evaluation at the conclusion of the study included weight loss measurements, corrosion rate calculations, and observation of changes in the exposed metal surfaces. Surface morphology was scrutinized using a Bresser LCD MICRO 5MP digital microscope. Additionally, the total acid number (TAN) was employed to assess alterations in fuel acidity before and after the immersion tests.
- Subjects
BIODIESEL fuels; MIXTURES; TRANSPORTATION industry; CORROSION &; anti-corrosives; SURFACE morphology
- Publication
Fuels, 2024, Vol 5, Issue 1, p17
- ISSN
2673-3994
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/fuels5010002