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X-rays absorption study on medieval corrosion layers for the understanding of very long-term indoor atmospheric iron corrosion

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The study and prediction of very long-term atmospheric corrosion behaviour of ferrous alloys is of great importance in different fields. First the conservation of metallic artefacts in museum and the corrosion diagnosis on ferrous reinforcement used in ancient monuments since medieval times needs reliable data to understand the mechanisms. Second, in the frame of the interim storage of nuclear waste in France, it is necessary to model the long-term corrosion of low alloy steel overcontainer. The nature of phases and elements constituting the corrosion layers can greatly influence the corrosion mechanisms. On the one hand, it is crucial to precisely determine the nature of microscopic phases that can be highly reactive. On the other hand, some elements as P and S could modify this reactivity. To clarify this point and complementary to other studies using Raman micro spectroscopy technique, X-rays Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) under synchrotron radiation plays a crucial role. It allows one to precisely identify the reactive phases in the corrosion layers. Micro-XAS was required in order to refine the spatial variation, at micrometer scale, of the predominant Fe oxidation state and to characterise the corresponding corrosion products. Moreover, the role of minor elements on phase’s stability and the chemical form of these elements in the rust layer, especially phosphorus and sulphur, was investigated.

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  1. Laboratoire Archéomatériaux et Prévision de l’Altération (LAPA), SIS2M UMR 3299 CEA-CNRS, bât 637, CEA Saclay, 91191, Gif/Yvette cedex, France

    J. Monnier, P. Dillmann & D. Neff

  2. Université Paris-Est, Institut de Chimie et des Matériaux Paris-Est (ICMPE), UMR 7182 CNRS and UPEC, 2-8 rue Henri Dunant, 94320, Thiais, France

    J. Monnier & I. Guillot

  3. Synchrotron SOLEIL, Saint-Aubin BP 48, 91192, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    S. Réguer & D. Vantelon

  4. IRAMAT UMR 5060 CNRS, CEA Saclay, 91191, Gif sur Yvette, France

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Monnier, J., Réguer, S., Vantelon, D. et al. X-rays absorption study on medieval corrosion layers for the understanding of very long-term indoor atmospheric iron corrosion. Appl. Phys. A 99, 399–406 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-5638-8

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