Review on corrosion resistance properties of Inconel 718 alloy used in the oil and gas industry

This paper summarizes the corrosion behavior of Inconel 718 alloy,which is used in the oil and gas fields,including its uniform corrosion,pitting,intergranular corrosion,galvanic corrosion,stress corrosion,and hydrogen embrittlement.It also analyzes the main reasons for the good corrosion resistance of Inconel 718 alloy.This paper focuses on the effects of the heat-treatment process on corrosive behavior and provides guidelines for reasonable heat treatments in security service environments.Finally,this paper recommends further studies and applications of Inconel 718 in corrosion environments with high-temperature,high-pressure,and wet H2S.