Environmental Conditions for Akaganeite Formation in Marine Atmosphere Mild Steel Corrosion Products and Its Characterization

The corrosion of mild steel in chloride-rich atmospheres is a highly topical issue. The formation of the oxyhydroxide akaganeite (β-FeOOH) in this type of atmosphere leads to a notable acceleration of the steel corrosion process. The scientific literature contains many references to outdoor marine a...

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Published in:Corrosion (Houston, Tex.) Tex.), 2015-07, Vol.71 (7), p.872-886
Main Authors: Morcillo, M., González-Calbet, J.M., Jiménez, J.A., Díaz, I., Alcántara, J., Chico, B., Mazarío-Fernández, A., Gómez-Herrero, A., Llorente, I., de la Fuente, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air-sea interaction
Analytical methods
Atmosphere
Atmospheric corrosion
Chloride
Chlorides
Cigars
Corrosion
Corrosion products
Deposition
Electrolytes
Electron diffraction
Electron microscopy
Environmental conditions
Fourier transforms
Low carbon steels
Morphology
Relative humidity
Salinity
Scanning electron microscopy
Shorelines
Spectroscopy
Steel
Transmission electron microscopy
Wind farms
Wind power
X-ray diffraction
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Summary:The corrosion of mild steel in chloride-rich atmospheres is a highly topical issue. The formation of the oxyhydroxide akaganeite (β-FeOOH) in this type of atmosphere leads to a notable acceleration of the steel corrosion process. The scientific literature contains many references to outdoor marine atmospheric tests, but so far has failed to clarify two basic matters in relation to akaganeite: the environmental conditions necessary for its formation, and its morphological characterization. Research has been performed at three atmospheric corrosion stations located at Cabo Vilano wind farm (Camariñas, Spain) at different distances from the shoreline (332, 590, and 2,400 m), with chloride deposition rates of 390, 74, and 29 mg/m2/day, respectively, with the exposure of mild steel specimens for 1 year. This paper reports the environmental conditions that generally led to the formation of akaganeite: an annual average relative humidity of around 80% or higher, and simultaneously, an annual average chloride deposition rate of approximately 60 mg/m2/day or higher. Rigorous characterization of akaganeite was performed by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy/selected area electron diffraction.
ISSN:0010-9312
1938-159X
DOI:10.5006/1672