Investigation of a Steel Local Corrosion in Chloride-Containing Media

Abstract

Aspects of the development of local corrosion on the metal surface under the influence of aggressive media containing chloride ions are presented. The main mechanisms leading to the formation and development of local damage of the surface of metals are described. The process of electrochemical corrosion of steel under the influence of chloride-containing medium is experimentally investigated. By constructing corrosion diagrams, the main indicators of steel corrosion in a 10% sodium chloride solution were determined, which allows one to judge the rate of development of corrosion processes with local damage to the protective coating and the degree of steel resistance depending on the aggressiveness of the medium. It is shown that protective coatings, such as modified phosphate and oxide-phosphate films, prevent the penetration of an aggressive medium to the surface of the protected metal and, accordingly, the anodic dissolution of the metal.