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<strong>XII</strong> <strong>Iberian</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Electrochemistry</strong> & <strong>XVI</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Portuguese Electrochemical Society O D 03<br />

Novel electrochemical techniques for classical corrosion<br />

problems: <strong>the</strong> Scanning Vibrating Electrode applied to<br />

galvanized steel cut edges<br />

Alda Simões<br />

ICEMS & DEQB / Instituto Superior Técnico/ TULisbon<br />

Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal<br />

alda.simoes@ist.utl.pt<br />

Space-resolved electrochemical techniques have recently been gaining grounds for<br />

development in corrosion studies. They are based upon micro-electrodes and <strong>of</strong> a nonintrusive<br />

approach, allowing scanning and mapping <strong>of</strong> a chosen property along an active<br />

surface. The scanning vibrating electrode technique (SVET) is particularly useful for<br />

peculiar systems like cut edges <strong>of</strong> coil-coated steel, which combine close contact<br />

between anode and cathode with very thin electrodes, resulting in high gradients <strong>of</strong> pH<br />

and ion concentration and generating severe limitations to <strong>the</strong> classical techniques. The<br />

SVET has good characteristics for this system and has been successfully applied to cut<br />

edges [1-4]. The study deals with <strong>the</strong> potentialities <strong>of</strong> space-resolved techniques for such<br />

a system and with <strong>the</strong> effect <strong>of</strong> corrosion inhibitors in solution on <strong>the</strong> current values and<br />

distribution. The conclusions are supported by o<strong>the</strong>r techniques, namely<br />

potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Mapping <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> ionic currents reveals that <strong>the</strong> cathode shifts away from <strong>the</strong> anode as zinc corrosion<br />

products precipitate at <strong>the</strong> location <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> peak cathodic current. The presence <strong>of</strong><br />

different inhibitors leads to different results, depending on <strong>the</strong> efficiency and<br />

mechanism. Sodium phosphate inhibits corrosion at <strong>the</strong> cut edge by precipitation <strong>of</strong> zinc<br />

phosphate clusters with barrier properties, whereas benzotriazole can under some<br />

circumstances cause loss <strong>of</strong> cathodic protection.<br />

Acknowledgements: The collaborations <strong>of</strong> Juliana Custódio and <strong>of</strong> Dr. João Fernandes are greatly<br />

acknowledged. The research was partly sponsored by <strong>the</strong> European Research Fund for Coal and<br />

Steel (contract RFS-CR-04021).<br />

References:<br />

[1] F.Zou, H.S.Isaacs, D.Thierry, Corrosion Science, 2000, 42, 1149.<br />

[2] K. Ogle, S. Morel and J.Jacquet, J.Electrochem. Soc., 2006, 153(1), B1.<br />

[3] A.M. Simões, J. Torres, R. Picciochi, J.C.S. Fernandes, Electrochim. Acta 2009, 54, 3857.<br />

[4] J.V. Custódio, S.M.L. Agostinho, A.M.P. Simões, Electrochim. Acta 2010, doi:10.1016/<br />

j.electacta.2010.03.072.<br />

September, 811, 2010. ISEL - Lisbon 49

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