Microscopic investigation of mill scale and its proposed effect on the variability of chloride-induced depassivation of carbon steel rebar

Corrosion Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 946-954

  Ghods, P ^a   Isgor, O B ^a   McRae, G A ^a   Li, J ^b   Gu, G P ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANMET MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Steel reinforced concrete; B. SEM; C. Alkaline corrosion; C. Crevice corrosion; C. Pitting corrosion

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CORROSION; B. SEM; C. PITTING CORROSION; CREVICE CORROSION; STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE;

CARBON STEEL; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PITTING;

EID: 78751575580     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2010.11.025     Document Type: Article

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