Journal
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 389, Issue -, Pages 1182-1191Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.08.074
Keywords
Chromium; Rebar; Passive film; XPS; AES
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- National Science and Technology Infrastructure Platforms Construction Project
- National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [2014CB643300]
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Passive films grow on the surface of Cr-modified steels subjected to saturated Ca(OH)(2) solution. Electrochemical techniques, such as measurement of open circuit potentials, polarization curves, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy combined with X-ray photoelectron spectrometer and auger electron spectroscopy, were applied to study the influence of low Cr content on the passive film formation mechanism of steel rebar in saturated Ca(OH)(2) solution. Results show that Cr inhibits the formation of passive film at the beginning of its formation. Corrosion current density decreases and polarization resistance increases with the extension of the immersion time. A stable passive film takes at least three days to form. The passive film resistance of HRB400 carbon steel is higher than that of Cr-modified steels in the early stage of immersion (<72 h). The polarization resistance of Cr-modified steel is larger after a stable passive film is formed (>72 h), and Cr promotes the formation of a denser and more compact passive film. The stable passive film is primarily made up of iron oxides with a thickness of 5-6 nm. Cr are involved in the formation of passive films, thereby resulting in a film that consists of an inner layer that contains Cr-Fe oxides and an outer layer that contains Fe oxides, whose thickness presents a slight increase as the content of Cr increases. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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