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Localized Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy of the Corrosion Behavior of Carbon Steel in the Alkaline Solutions with Cl- and SO42-

  • WEI Dan;XIAO Kui;CHEN Changfeng;LI Xiaogang
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  • 1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China;2. Service Center for Societies, China Association for Science and Technology, Beijing 100081, China;3. Corrosion and Protection Center, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China

Received date: 2013-04-28

  Revised date: 2013-05-16

  Online published: 2013-07-18

Abstract

The corrosion behavior of carbon steel in the neutral and alkaline solutions with Cl- and SO42- were investigated by Localized Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (LEIS) technique. The corrosion products on the surface of sample were analyzed by Laser Micro-Raman Spectrometry. The experimental results indicated that the corrosion rate in the neutral solution was higher than that in the alkaline solution during the initial stage of immersion. In the neutral solution, the corrosion products were rapidly deposited on the surface of the sample. The corrosion products film was composed of γ-FeOOH, which could protect matrix of Q235 carbon steel and reduce the ion penetration. As the immersion time increased, the Cl- and SO42- ions damaged corrosion product films. Especially in the alkaline solution during the initial stage, the average impedance value was much higher. But the average impedance rapidly decreased with increase of the steeping time. Moreover, the destructive effect of Cl- and SO42- ions on the passive film is also demonstrated in corrosion process through the change of impedance value as the steeping time increases.

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WEI Dan;XIAO Kui;CHEN Changfeng;LI Xiaogang . Localized Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy of the Corrosion Behavior of Carbon Steel in the Alkaline Solutions with Cl- and SO42-[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2013 , 31(20) : 43 -47 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2013.20.007

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