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Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection  2018, Vol. 38 Issue (6): 558-564    DOI: 10.11902/1005.4537.2017.203
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Corrosion Resistance Mechanisms of Passive Films Formed on Low Alloy Rebar Steels in Liquor of Cement Extract
Ming LIU1,2(),Xuequn CHENG3,Xiaogang LI3,4,Tianjian LU1,5
1. MOE Key Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials and Structures, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
2. State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
3. Corrosion and Protection Center, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
4. Ningbo Institute of Material Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
5. State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China;orrespondent: LIU Ming, E-mail: liuming0313@xjtu. edu. cn
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Abstract  

Influence of Cr content on the corrosion resistance of passive films formed on low alloyed rebar steels in liquor of cement extract was studied by means of electrochemical techniques, X-ray photoelectron spectrometer and auger electron spectroscopy. TheIcorrof steel electrodes is found to decrease with increasing immersion time, and protective passive films could form after 1 d immersion. The increase of Cr content decreases the carrier density of the passive films, thereby improves their stability. The increase of Cr content inhibits the oxidation process of Fe2+to Fe3+, thus enhance the corrosion resistance of the passive films. Stable passive films are primarily consisted of iron oxides with a thickness of 3~4 nm. As Cr is involved in the formation of passive films, which induces the formation of an inner layer of complex Cr-Fe oxides beneath the outer layer of Fe oxides. The film thickness slightly increases as the content of Cr increases.

Key words:  corrosion resistance steel rebar      passive film      Mott-Schottky      XPS      AES     
Received:  28 November 2017     
ZTFLH:  TG172  
Fund: Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51801149);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2017M620448)
Corresponding Authors:  Ming LIU     E-mail:  liuming0313@xjtu.edu.cn

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Ming LIU,Xuequn CHENG,Xiaogang LI,Tianjian LU. Corrosion Resistance Mechanisms of Passive Films Formed on Low Alloy Rebar Steels in Liquor of Cement Extract. Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection, 2018, 38(6): 558-564.

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Fig.1  Polarization curves of HRB400 and Cr-modified steel rebars immersed for different time in CE solution: (a) HRB400, (b) 1.5Cr, (c) 3Cr, (d) 5Cr
Fig.2  Mott-Schottky curves of four steel rebars immersed in CE solution for 7 d
Fig.3  Fe2p3/2 peak fittings of the surfaces of four steel rebars after immersion in CE solution for 7 d: (a) HRB400, (b) 1.5Cr, (c) 3Cr, (d) 5Cr
Fig.4  Cr2p3/2 peak fittings of the surfaces of four steel rebars after immersion in CE solution for 7 d: (a) 1.5Cr, (b) 3Cr, (c) 5Cr
Fig.5  O1s peak fittings of the surfaces of four steel rebars after immersion in CE solution for 7 d: (a) HRB400, (b) 1.5Cr, (c) 3Cr, (d) 5Cr
Fig.6  AES depth profiles of Fe, Cr and O in the passive films formed on four steel rebars immersed in CE solution for 7 d: (a) Fe, (b) Cr, (c) O
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