Influece of Silica Fume on Corrosion Behaviour of Reinforced Steel in Different Media

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2002-01-11
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Electrochemicalandcorrosionbehaviourofreinforcedsteelembeddedincementpastesincorporatingdifferentamountsofsilicafumeasapartialreplacementofcementhasbeenstudiedinchlorideandsulphatesolutionsbyusingdifferentelectrochemicaltechniques.Theresultsindicatethat,whilesteelpassivitydegreeislowinthecontrolsamples'uponsoakinginthecorrosivemedia,ithasbeenhighihsamplesincorporatingsilicafumeandincreasedwithincreasingsilicafumecontent.Theimprovementeffectofsilicafumemaybeattributedtotheporesolutionstructureofthecementpaste,whichlimitsthemobilityofaggressiveionsnearthesurfaceofthesteel.Themechanismofsteelcorrosionduetochlorideandsulphateattackandpassivationeffectofsilicafumearediscussed.