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Assessment of protective function of steel rust layers by N2 adsorption

2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 49; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.corsci.2006.08.020

1879-0496

Tatsuo Ishikawa, Tomoyuki Yoshida, Kazuhiko Kandori, Takenori Nakayama, Shuichi Hara,

Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition

The specific surface area (SA) of the rusts formed by exposing various kinds of steels in different situations was determined by N2 adsorption. The SA values of the rusts increased with the increase of corrosion rate, implying that the rust layers with large SA exhibit a high resistance to corrosion. The suppression of rusting by compact rust layers was interpreted by the blockage of pores in rust layers by the adsorption and capillary condensation of water. The SA values clearly reflect the corrosion levels estimated by the external observation. It was convinced that the SA measurement is a universal quantitative technique to appraisal the protective function of rust layers.