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Atmospheric corrosion behavior of low-alloy steels in a tropical marine environment

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The corrosion behavior of carbon steels and weathering steels was investigated in a tropical marine environment. And both exhibited similar corrosion weight-loss behavior in tropical marine environments. Corrosion weight loss (W) as a function of exposure time (t) can be calculated using the power function, W = Atn. The values of the initial corrosion rate, A, and corrosion tendency, n, can be easily obtained by taking the logarithm of the power equation. However, the corrosion rust-layer structure of the two materials was quite different. The rust layer of carbon steel presents a single-layer structure. Meanwhile, the rust layer of weathering steel exhibits a single-layer structure after exposure for about 24 months and then gradually evolves into a double-layer structure. The main corrosion products of the steels are β-FeOOH, γ-FeOOH, and Fe3O4 in the initial stage of exposure. In the rust layers, α-FeOOH appeared after 12 months of exposure.

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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFB0304602), the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, No. 2014CB643300), and the National Environmental Corrosion Platform (NECP).

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  1. Corrosion and Protection Center, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Zhao-liang Li, Kui Xiao, Chao-fang Dong, Xue-qun Cheng & Wei Xue

  2. Institute of Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Zhao-liang Li, Kui Xiao, Chao-fang Dong, Xue-qun Cheng & Wei Xue

  3. Engineering Research Institute, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Wei Yu

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Li, Zl., Xiao, K., Dong, Cf. et al. Atmospheric corrosion behavior of low-alloy steels in a tropical marine environment. J. Iron Steel Res. Int. 26, 1315–1328 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42243-019-00316-9

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