Journal
CORROSION SCIENCE
Volume 51, Issue 4, Pages 833-840Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2009.01.010
Keywords
Mild steel; EIS; Alkaline corrosion
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The present work evaluated the ability of zinc phosphate coating, obtained by cathodic electrochemical treatment, to protect mild steel rebar against the localized attack generated by chloride ions in alkaline medium. The corrosion behaviour of coated steel was assessed by open circuit potential, potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The chemical composition and the morphology of the coated surfaces were evaluated by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Cathodically phosphated mild steel rebar have been studied in alkaline solution with and without chloride simulating the concrete pore solution. For these conditions, the results showed that the slow dissolution of the coating generates the formation of calcium hydroxyzincate (Ca(Zn(OH)(3))(2)center dot 2H(2)O). After a long immersion time in alkaline solution with and without Cl-, the coating is dense and provides an effective corrosion resistance compared to mild steel rebar. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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