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M. Stem, A method for determining corrosion rates from linear polarization data. Corrosion 14, 440t, 1958. 

N.D. Greene and R.H. Gandhi, Calculation of Corrosion Rates from Polarization Data with a Microcomputer, Mater. Perform., Vol 21 (No. 7), 1982, p 34-39... 

M. Stem, A Method for Determining Corrosion Rates from Linear Polarization Data, Corrosion, Vol 14, 1958, p 440t... 

The instantaneous corrosion rate (icon) te determined using electrochemical methods, in particular polarization resistance (Rp) measurements [35], determined by stationary or non-stationary electrochemical methods. The calculation of a corrosion rate from Rp measurements is straightforward and correct only for general corrosion attack the imphcations for measurements on real structures and on locally corroding rebars are discussed below. It is obvious that corrosion rate values measured at different times during the Ufe of a stmcture or on different structures have to be corrected for the influence of moisture, temperature etc., in order to allow a reasonable comparison. 

Calculation of Corrosion Rates from Polarization Data-Stern and Geary Equation... 

Calculation of corrosion rate from the corrosion current Electrochemical Techniques to Measure Polarization Resistance... 

CALCULATION OF CORROSION RATES FROM POLARIZATION DATA-STERN AND GEARY EQUATION... 

R.L. Leroy, Evaluation of corrosion rates from nonhnear polarization data, J. Electrochem. Soc. 124 (1977) 1006-1012. 

For steel in a corroding acidic solution, calculate (i) corrosion current and corrosion potential, (ii) impressed current density required to bring corrosion to 10 A/cm, and (iii) cathodic polarization required to bring the corrosion rate from 460 to 0.46 mpy. Given ... 

Theoretical prediction of the overpotential polarization at a given current density is generally not possible, and it is impossible to determine the current densities to be expected during corrosion, a measure of the corrosion rate, from the equilibrium potentials. The relationship between potential and current density can normally only be determined experimentally. 

DERIVATION OF STERN-GEARY EQUATION FOR CALCULATING CORROSION RATES FROM POLARIZATION DATA OBTAINED AT LOW CURRENT DENSITIES... 

In practice, the exact values of )3a M nd )3c3 arc often not needed, particularly if one is more interested in the variation of corrosion rate with time than in its precise magnitude. Indeed, Tafel coefficients for different electrode reactions lie typically in the range of 20-50 mV. As a consequence, when estimating the corrosion rate from polarization resistance the uncertainty in the rate of corrosion will hardly exceed a factor of two, even if one does not know the actual values of Pc B ... 

Data in addition to the slop>e as estimated from a curve, such as in Fig. 1, are required when calculating the corrosion rate from polarization resistance measurements. ASTM G 102, Practice for Calculation of Corrosion Rates and... 

These standard methods and practices provide the necessary information for electrochemical potentiostatic and potentiodynamic anodic measurements, calculation of corrosion rate from electrochemical measurements, and conducting potentiodynamic polarization resistance measurements. Recently, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) htts been introduced for corrosion measurements of steel structures corroding in soils. These tests can be... 

The hydrogen evolution method is also superior to the estimation of corrosion rate from polarization curve in terms of measurement accuracy. The application of the traditional Tafel extrapolation in estimating the corrosion rates of Mg and its alloys is actually questionable and in many cases can lead to a misleading result, although it has been employed to investigate or evaluate the corrosion performance of Mg and its alloys in some studies (Bonora et al, 2000 Eliezer et al, 2000 Hallopeau et al., 1997 Krishnamurthy et al., 1988 Mathieu et al., 2000). 

Corrosion protection of metals can take many fonns, one of which is passivation. As mentioned above, passivation is the fonnation of a thin protective film (most commonly oxide or hydrated oxide) on a metallic surface. Certain metals that are prone to passivation will fonn a thin oxide film that displaces the electrode potential of the metal by +0.5-2.0 V. The film severely hinders the difflision rate of metal ions from the electrode to tire solid-gas or solid-liquid interface, thus providing corrosion resistance. This decreased corrosion rate is best illustrated by anodic polarization curves, which are constructed by measuring the net current from an electrode into solution (the corrosion current) under an applied voltage. For passivable metals, the current will increase steadily with increasing voltage in the so-called active region until the passivating film fonns, at which point the current will rapidly decrease. This behaviour is characteristic of metals that are susceptible to passivation. 

Other techniques to detennine the corrosion rate use instead of DC biasing, an AC approach (electrochemical impedance spectroscopy). From the impedance spectra, the polarization resistance (R ) of the system can be detennined. The polarization resistance is indirectly proportional to j. An advantage of an AC method is given by the fact that a small AC amplitude applied to a sample at the corrosion potential essentially does not remove the system from equilibrium. 

Equation (2-38) is valid for every region of the surface. In this case only weight loss corrosion is possible and not localized corrosion. Figure 2-5 shows total and partial current densities of a mixed electrode. In free corrosion 7 = 0. The free corrosion potential lies between the equilibrium potentials of the partial reactions and U Q, and corresponds in this case to the rest potential. Deviations from the rest potential are called polarization voltage or polarization. At the rest potential = ly l, which is the corrosion rate in free corrosion. With anodic polarization resulting from positive total current densities, the potential becomes more positive and the corrosion rate greater. This effect is known as anodic enhancement of corrosion. For a quantitative view, it is unfortunately often overlooked that neither the corrosion rate nor its increase corresponds to anodic total current density unless the cathodic partial current is negligibly small. Quantitative forecasts are possible only if the Jq U) curve is known. 

Here U/ is measured after switching off of the protection current and after step polarization. The potential difference corresponds to an IR-fiee potential decay. From the slope in Fig. 2-9, a reduction in the corrosion rate of 100 to 4 /im a" results. 

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