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Electrochemical corrosion evaluation of a steel–concrete system with surface treatment of silicon nanoparticles

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In this research, the contribution of silicon-based nanoparticles (NP) applied superficially on steel–concrete systems, for the passive film improvement was studied. The steel–concrete system was evaluated by electrochemical behavior and durability (physical and chemical properties) generated after such treatment. Corrosion current density (icorr), electrochemical double-layer capacitance (Cdl), coefficient of Warburg impedance (σw), film resistance (Rfilm), and total pore volume were some of the indicators to assess the contribution of NP on the passivity behavior of steels. The systems were fabricated with AISI 1018 carbon steel (CS), and AISI 1018 galvanized steel (GS) embedded in concrete. The water/cement ratio of 0.45 after concrete cured in a dispersion of NP for 24, 48, and 168 h were obtained. The results show that after 48 h of treatment the total pore volume decreases, attributed to reduction of pore interconnection, which was confirmed by the increase in electrical resistivity. Likewise, icorr, Rfilm, and Cdl results supported the passive film enhancement in both steels, which allows to decrease the oxygen on the metal surface, confirmed by σw.

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The authors express their gratitude to National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT), The Laboratory of Research and Innovation in Construction Materials of the Civil Engineering Faculty of the Nuevo León Autonomous University and the Doctorate Program of Materials and Nanoscience of MICRONA Center of the Veracruzana University for the financial and technical support to A. E. Landa-Gómez for the realization of this research.

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  2. Facultad de Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León, Mexico

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  3. Instituto de Ingeniería, Unidad Anticorrosión, Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz, Mexico

    R. Orozco-Cruz, A. Espinoza-Vázquez, A. Carmona-Hernández & R. Galván-Martínez

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Highlights

• Surface treatments with NS could revolutionize the concrete industry.

• The treatments contributed to the improvement of the passive film of CS and GS.

• The NS promoted a decrease in the pore volume of the concrete.

• Rct and Cdl of CS and GS are enhanced by surface treatments.

• The treatments contribute to reduce corrosion in steel-concrete systems.

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Landa-Gómez, A.E., Fajardo, G., Orozco-Cruz, R. et al. Electrochemical corrosion evaluation of a steel–concrete system with surface treatment of silicon nanoparticles. J Solid State Electrochem 27, 3049–3065 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-023-05536-4

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