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Corrosion resistance of chromium‐steel and stainless steel reinforcement in concrete
Author(s) -
Fahim Andrew,
Dean Alyson E.,
Thomas Michael D. A.,
Moffatt Edward G.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
materials and corrosion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.487
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1521-4176
pISSN - 0947-5117
DOI - 10.1002/maco.201709942
Subject(s) - materials science , corrosion , metallurgy , chromium , reinforcement , mortar , service life , alloy , composite material
This paper presents results of a study conducted to determine the corrosion‐resistance of chromium‐steel (ASTM A1035 steel) and several stainless steel grades (316LN, 304, 2205, and XM‐28), as concrete reinforcements. The study included laboratory experiments investigating the reinforcements’ performance in a concrete pore solution containing chlorides, with and without wetting and drying cycles, as well as in cases of cracked and uncracked concretes exposed to chlorides. The study also included field‐exposure experiments, where reinforced mortar bars and bare bars were exposed to a marine tidal environment. Results indicated that the service‐life enhancement provided by these reinforcements was highly dependent on their alloy composition. ASTM A1035 steel was found to be less corrosion‐resistant than all stainless steel grades, due to the lower alloy contents. XM‐28 was also found to have a substantially lower corrosion resistance compared to other stainless steels, due to the incorporation of manganese, coupled with the lower nickel content. Finally, 304, 316LN, and 2205 reinforcements showed no signs of corrosion onset in all experiments, even in cases of cracked concrete.