The Reinforced Concrete Reinforcement Corrosion Degradation Inhibition with Nitrates of Alkali and Alki-Earth Metals

Abstract:

In order to determine the inhibitory additives concentration influence degree on the corrosion degradation rate, we studied the anode behavior of steel reinforcement made of steel grade St3 in a 10% solution NaCl with and without the inhibitors additives of various concentrations. As inhibitory additives, nitrates of potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium and zinc were introduced into the aggressive environment, since they are often introduced into concrete compositions to accelerate their hardening. Polarization curves have been obtained for steel reinforcement in an aggressive environment, allowing the corrosion rate calculation. It was established that the introduction of potassium and zinc nitrates in an amount of 0.5% into an aggressive environment has the greatest effect on the corrosion processes’ inhibition. When nitrates of alkali and alkali-earth metals are introduced into an aggressive environment, the change in the reinforcing bars mass made of St3 steel occurs 7-8 times slower. Increasing the concentration to 1 and 1.5% is shown to be impractical, due to the small difference in the effect on the reinforcing steel anodic dissolution. A study on the effect of combining inhibitory additives on the corrosion resistance of steel reinforcement in a 10% solution NaCl was made. It was found that the combined action of inhibitors is less effective than the single effect of additives on the corrosion rate.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1011)
• Pages: 72-78
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1011.72
• Online since: September 2020
• Authors: Varvara E. Rumyantseva, Viktoriya S. Konovalova*
• Keywords: Aggressive Environment, Corrosion Rate, Corrosion Rate Indicators, Inhibitors, Reinforcement Corrosion

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