Galvanic currents and corrosion rates of reinforcements measured in cells simulating different pitting areas caused by chloride attack in sodium hydroxide

Corrosion Science

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2959-2964

  Andrade, C ^a   Garces P ^b   Martinez I ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN EDUARDO TORROJA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Steel reinforced concrete; B. Corrosion rate; C. Pitting Corrosion

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION; CORROSION RATE; GALVANIZING; METALS; REINFORCEMENT; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

A. STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE; ACIDIC SOLUTIONS; ANODIC BEHAVIOR; ANOLYTE; B. CORROSION RATE; C. PITTING CORROSION; CHLORIDE ATTACKS; CORROSION RATES; CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA; GALVANIC CURRENTS; LOCALIZED CORROSION; MICRO CELLS; PIT DEPTHS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS;

CORROSION;

EID: 52949108832     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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