Inhibiting steel corrosion in simulated concrete with low phosphate to chloride ratios

Phosphate ions are studied as corrosion inhibitors in pore simulating solutions highly contaminated with chloride ions. The investigation aims at understanding the role of phosphates in the corrosion inhibition mechanism, employing potentiodynamic polarization tests, micro-Raman spectroscopy, impeda...

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Autores: Yohai del Cerro, Lucía, Schreiner, Wido H., Valcarce, María Beatriz, Vazquez, Marcela Vivian
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/32100
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/32100
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Corrosion
Steel
Phosphate ions
Oxide
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Sumario:Phosphate ions are studied as corrosion inhibitors in pore simulating solutions highly contaminated with chloride ions. The investigation aims at understanding the role of phosphates in the corrosion inhibition mechanism, employing potentiodynamic polarization tests, micro-Raman spectroscopy, impedance spectroscopy, X-ray photo electronic spectroscopy (XPS) and weight loss tests. Two inhibitor/chloride ratios were assessed, [PO43−]/[Cl−] = 0.2 and 0.6. When [PO43−]/[Cl−] = 0.6, pitting is inhibited, even after 90 days exposure. [PO43−]/[Cl−] = 0.2 only delayed the onset of localized attack. XPS showed that phosphates incorporate to the surface film. Phosphate ions behaved as mixed-type corrosion inhibitors. The results are interpreted by the participation of phosphates in the duplex passive film being formed on carbon steel.