Corrosion reaction of iron exposed to the open atmosphere in the Antarctic

Within a cooperative program for the elaboration of a Latin American Map of Atmospheric Corrosion, weathering steel and mild steel samples were exposed to the Antarctic atmosphere and the corrosion products analyzed by ICEMS, XPS and XRD. Superparamagnetic α-FeOOH was the main corrosion product afte...

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Main Authors: Gancedo, J. R., Marco, J.F., Gracia, Mercedes, Joseph, G., Núñez, R. A.
Other Authors: Fundación Andes, Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología, CICYT (España)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Springer 1994
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/332266
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02074300
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100007273
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Summary:Within a cooperative program for the elaboration of a Latin American Map of Atmospheric Corrosion, weathering steel and mild steel samples were exposed to the Antarctic atmosphere and the corrosion products analyzed by ICEMS, XPS and XRD. Superparamagnetic α-FeOOH was the main corrosion product after 24 h of exposure. Cl− ions are found on the surface of the corroded samples by XPS. Financial support from the Fundación Andes (project C-10810/2) and the Spanish CICYT (project 88NAO43) are gratefully acknowledged.