Study of The Corrosion Products Formed on Carbon Steels in The Tropical Atmosphere of Panama

Mössbauer spectroscopy and X-ray powder diffraction (in selected samples) have been used to characterize corrosion products on carbon steels after atmospheric exposure to the tropical Panamanian locations of Panama and Colon, classified according to ISO 9223 as C3 and C5, respectively. Goethite (α-...

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Autores: Jaén, Juan A., De Villalaz, M. S., Araque, L., Hernández, Cecilio, De Bósquez, A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:Panamá
Institución:Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de documento digitales de acceso abierto de la UTP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ridda2.utp.ac.pa:123456789/2542
Acceso en línea:http://ridda2.utp.ac.pa/handle/123456789/2542
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mössbauer spectroscopy
Tropical atmosphere
atmospheric corrosion mild steel
rust
corrosion
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Sumario:Mössbauer spectroscopy and X-ray powder diffraction (in selected samples) have been used to characterize corrosion products on carbon steels after atmospheric exposure to the tropical Panamanian locations of Panama and Colon, classified according to ISO 9223 as C3 and C5, respectively. Goethite (α-FeOOH) of intermediate particle size (20-100 nm), lepidocrocite (γ-FeOOH), a spinel phase consisting of non-stoichiometric magnetite (Fe3- XO4) and/or maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) and nano- sized particles were identified in the corrosion products. The spinel phase is related to short term atmospheric exposure transforms in time to other corrosion products. The corrosion resistance increased with fraction of goethite following a saturation-type behavior.