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Atmospheric Corrosion Behavior and Mechanism of a Ni-Advanced Weathering Steel in Simulated Tropical Marine Environment

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Corrosion behavior of Ni-advanced weathering steel, as well as carbon steel and conventional weathering steel, in a simulated tropical marine atmosphere was studied by field exposure and indoor simulation tests. Meanwhile, morphology and composition of corrosion products formed on the exposed steels were surveyed through scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction. Results indicated that the additive Ni in weathering steel played an important role during the corrosion process, which took part in the formation of corrosion products, enriched in the inner rust layer and promoted the transformation from loose γ-FeOOH to dense α-FeOOH. As a result, the main aggressive ion, i.e., Cl−, was effectively separated in the outer rust layer which leads to the lowest corrosion rate among these tested steels. Thus, the resistance of Ni-advanced weathering steel to atmospheric corrosion was significantly improved in a simulated tropical marine environment.

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The authors acknowledge the support of the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFE0203600), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51671028).

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    Wei Wu, Zhongping Zeng, Xuequn Cheng & Xiaogang Li

  2. Ningbo Institute of Material Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, Zhejiang, China

    Xiaogang Li

  3. China Communications Construction Company Highway Consultants CO., Ltd. (HPDI), Beijing, 100083, China

    Bo Liu

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Wu, W., Zeng, Z., Cheng, X. et al. Atmospheric Corrosion Behavior and Mechanism of a Ni-Advanced Weathering Steel in Simulated Tropical Marine Environment. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 26, 6075–6086 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-017-3043-6

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