Role of Conductive Corrosion Products
in the Protectiveness of Corrosion Layers |
by |
J.L. Crolet,* N. Thevenot, and S. Nesic** |
Abstract |
In carbon dioxide (CO2) corrosion of steels, the bicarbonate ion (HCO3
–) is simultaneously the buffer for carbonic acid (H2CO3), the
source of iron carbonate (FeCO3) precipitation, and the product of the
cathodic reaction. In addition to spatial
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