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Initial Atmospheric Corrosion of Carbon Steel in Industrial Environment

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The initial corrosion behavior of carbon steel subjected to Shenyang industrial atmosphere has been investigated by weight-loss measurement, scanning electron microscopy observation, x-ray diffraction, auger electron spectroscopy, and electron probe microanalysis. The experimental results reveal that the corrosion kinetics of the initial corrosion of carbon steel in industrial atmosphere follows empirical equation D = At n, and there is a corrosion rate transition from corrosion acceleration to deceleration; the corrosion products are composed of γ-FeOOH, α-FeOOH, Fe3O4, as well as FeS which is related to the existence of sulfate-reducing bacteria in the rust layers. The effect of dust particles on the corrosion evolution of carbon steel has also been discussed.

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The investigation is supported by the National Science Fund of China under the contract No. 50499336 and No. 51131007.

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    Wei Han, Chen Pan, Zhenyao Wang & Guocai Yu

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Han, W., Pan, C., Wang, Z. et al. Initial Atmospheric Corrosion of Carbon Steel in Industrial Environment. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 24, 864–874 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-014-1329-5

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