Titanium alloy Ti-0.3Mo-0.8Ni (Gr-12) is used as the preferred material for anolyte vessels of brine solution due to its superb corrosion resistance. A vessel suffered severe localized attack (bottom of vessel), resulting in leakage in less than three years from the date of installation. The vessel bottom thickness was 4.76 mm and had undergone severe localized corrosion under the prescribed process pH and temperature. Samples were collected and analyzed. Large pits were revealed by optical microscopy. The deposits were analyzed by X-ray fluorescence (XRF). It was found that the main cause of failure was settled deposits, which led to under-deposit corrosion in high-temperature conditions.
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