An electrode array study of electrochemical inhomogeneity of zinc in zinc/steel couple during galvanic corrosion

Corrosion Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1277-1284

  Zhang, Da Lei ^a,b   Wang, Wei ^c   Li, Yan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

A. Mild steel; A. Zinc; C. Cathodic protection

Indexed keywords

A. MILD STEEL; A. ZINC; CURRENT DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRODE ARRAYS; GALVANIC CORROSION; INHOMOGENEITIES; MILD STEEL; SECONDARY CATHODE; STEEL WIRE;

CARBON STEEL; CATHODIC PROTECTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SEAWATER; SENSORS; WIRE; ZINC;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 77249157322     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2009.12.030     Document Type: Article

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