Analysis on the Corrosion Failure of MDS Mine Multistage Centrifugal Pump Impeller

This paper carried out composition test, metallurgical analysis and water samples test of work environment for the centrifugal pump impeller material which experiences corrosion failure. Then combined with the scanning electron microscope and spectroscopy analysis of the fracture morphology, it conducted XRF analysis for the corrosion material to study the unsuccessful corrosion of MDS multistage centrifugal pump impeller in coal mine well water with alkalescence. The researches show that washout of solid - liquid composite phase leads to the serious erosion of pump impeller. The turbulence corrosion and cavitation are the main reasons which cause unsuccessful corrosion of this pump, while the organization defections such as dendritic graphite and binary phosphorus eutectic are important factors that lead to the severe local corrosion of impeller. Moreover, the corresponding prevention measures are proposed.