Corrosion behaviour of AISI 204Cu and AISI 304 stainless steels in simulated pore solution

✍ Scribed by Kocijan, Aleksandra

• Book ID: 123609115
• Publisher: Carl Hanser Verlag
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 842 KB
• Volume: 104
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1862-5282
• DOI: 10.3139/146.110955

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The evolution of the passive films on AISI 204Cu and AISI 304 stainless steels in simulated pore solution for steel reinforcements in concrete, and with and without the addition of chloride, was studied using cyclic voltammetry and potentiodynamic measurements. The passive layers were studied at open-circuit potential by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The passive films on both materials predominantly contained Cr-oxides, whereas the Fe-species were markedly depleted. Mn-enrichment was also observed. The addition of chloride ions did not have a significant influence on the composition of the passive layers. The surface morphology of the products formed on the surface of both investigated materials at open-circuit potential and at high over-potentials in the presence of chloride was studied using scanning electron microscopy.