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DISSIMILAR METALS<br />

BASIC TERM<strong>IN</strong>OLGY<br />

• PASSIVAT<strong>IN</strong>G LAYER: Iron Oxide film on steel that naturally<br />

inhibits corrosion (mill scale).<br />

• Basically a thin layer of RUST that naturally protects the steel. It<br />

<strong>is</strong> stable so long as the concrete at the steel-concrete interface<br />

has an alkalinity of ph 10 or greater

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