Electrochemical Test Research on Corrosion Resistance of Cable Wires with Different Protection Layers

Abstract:

The stay cables are usually subjected to continuous erosion from the environment in their service period. The protective layer on the cable wire is an important barrier for the cable corrosion resistance. Therefore, the durability of the cable depends greatly on the proper selection of the protective layer, which makes a big difference comparing with the bare cable wires. This paper studies on the corrosion performance of 6 common kinds of cable steels under the same corrosion environment with electrochemical test methods. The conclusions can be used as a reference to selecting a proper kind of cable wires during the bridge construction.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 713-715)
• Pages: 2689-2694
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.713-715.2689
• Online since: January 2015
• Authors: Fa Xiang Xie, Lin Chen, Bo Hai Ji, Xing Yu Hu
• Keywords: Cable Wire, Corrosion Current Density, Corrosion Resistance, Electrochemical Test, Free Corrosion Potential, Linear Polarization Resistance

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