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Electrochemical-Impedance-Spectroscopy (EIS) Study of Corrosion of Steels 12CrMoV and SS304 Beneath a Molten ZnCl2–KCl Film at 400 °C in Air

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The corrosion resistance of 12CrMoV and SS304 steels in contact with a molten mixture of (55–45) mol.% ZnCl2–KCl, similar to that found in waste-incineration plants, has been examined in air at 400 °C by the electrochemical-impedance-spectroscopy (EIS) technique. The initial Nyquist plots of 12CrMoV showed a semicircle at high frequency and a line at low frequency indicating a diffusion-controlled reaction. At a later stage, the Nyquist plots are composed of a small semi-circle at high frequency, a line at medium frequency and a large semi-circle at low frequency, similar to that shown by SS304 during the whole experimental test. The larger impedance of SS304 as compared to 12CrMoV may be attributed to the presence of Ni and to the higher Cr content of SS304. Equivalent circuits representing the features of the corrosion of 12CrMoV and SS304 are proposed to fit the corresponding impedance spectra, and the electrochemical parameters in the equivalent circuits are calculated.

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A financial support by the National Natural Scientific Foundation of China (NSFC) under the research grant No. 50671114 is gratefully acknowledged.

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    T. J. Pan, W. M. Lu, Y. J. Ren, W. T. Wu & C. L. Zeng

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Pan, T.J., Lu, W.M., Ren, Y.J. et al. Electrochemical-Impedance-Spectroscopy (EIS) Study of Corrosion of Steels 12CrMoV and SS304 Beneath a Molten ZnCl2–KCl Film at 400 °C in Air. Oxid Met 72, 179–190 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-009-9154-1

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