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Corrosion Testing — Practice 141<br />

R sol<br />

R sol<br />

R paint<br />

R paint<br />

C paint<br />

C paint<br />

R ct<br />

R ct<br />

C dl<br />

FIGURE 8.3 Equivalent electric circuits to describe a defective coating. C dl is the double layer<br />

capacitance, R ct is the charge transfer resistance of the corrosion process, Q dl is the constant<br />

phase element, C diff is the diffuse layer capacitance, and R diff is the diffuse layer resistance.<br />

Circuit A in Figure 8.3 is the more commonly used model; it is sometimes referred<br />

to as the extended Randles model [12, 14, 15].<br />

EIS is an extremely useful technique in evaluating the ability of a coating to<br />

protect the underlying metal. It is frequently used as a “before-and-after” test because<br />

it is used to compare the water content and diffusion coefficient of the coating before<br />

and after aging (accelerated or natural exposure). Krolikowska [16] has suggested<br />

<strong>©</strong> <strong>2006</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Taylor</strong> & <strong>Francis</strong> <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>LLC</strong><br />

Q dl<br />

(a)<br />

(b)<br />

C diff<br />

R diff

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