Ice Melting Test Research Articles

Performance Assessment of Basic Oxygen Furnace Slag (BOFS) as an Ice-Melting Abrasive Material

Abrasives play a crucial role in surface blasting, especially in cold climates, where snow and ice significantly challenge transportation infrastructure and road safety. The main purpose of this research is to address the critical need for effective and sustainable winter maintenance techniques. This study examined the possibilities of Basic Oxygen Furnace Slag (BOFS) as a substitute (an abrasive substance) for conventional aggregates in ice-melting applications. Thus, this research assessed the physical properties of BOFS, such as absorption capacity, tested at -5°C, and aggregate angularity test, and designed for evaluation of the surface texture, friction, and percentage of fractured faces in uncompacted voids (SSD%) of the aggregates. Moreover, the potential use of a blend of BOFS with de-icing salts, specifically sodium chloride (NaCl) and calcium chloride (CaCl2), was investigated as an effective ice-melting agent. For this purpose, three tests were carried out: the petri dish test according to SHRP H-205.1, the polishing ice melting test using a modified ASTM C 944 (rotational cutter), and the surface temperature measurement test. By assessing the performance of BOFS, our goal was to justify its efficacy, offering a practical alternative for regions experiencing severe winter conditions. Eventually, the findings from this study assert that BOFS can be used for surface blasting, indicating its potential as a substitute for traditional abrasives.

Advancing Insights into Runway De-Icing: Combining Infrared Thermography and Raman Spectroscopy to Assess Ice Melt

The “bare runway” principle aims to ensure passenger and employee safety by making runways more usable during winter conditions, allowing for easier removal of contaminants like snow and ice. Maintaining runway operations in winter is essential, but it involves considerable cost and environmental impacts. Greater knowledge about the de-icing and anti-icing performance of runway de-icing products (RDPs) optimizes operations. The ice melting test, as per the AS6170 standard, gauges the rate at which an RDP dissolves an ice mass to determine RDP effectiveness. Here, we introduce a novel integrated methodology for assessing RDP-related ice melting. We combine laboratory-based procedures with infrared thermography and Raman spectroscopy to monitor the condition of RDPs placed on ice. The plateau of maximum efficiency, marked by the most significant Raman peak intensity, corresponds to the peak minimum temperature, indicating optimal RDP performance. Beyond this point, RDP efficacy declines, and the system temperature, including melted contaminants and RDP, approaches ambient temperature. Effective RDP performance persists when the ambient temperature exceeds the mixture’s freezing point; otherwise, a freezing risk remains. The initial phases of RDP–ice contact involve exothermic reactions that generate brine, followed by heat exchange with surrounding ice to encourage melting. The final phase is complete ice melt, leaving only brine with reduced heat exchange on the surface. By quantifying these thermal and chemical changes, we gain a deeper understanding of RDP-related ice melting, and a more robust assessment can be provided to airports using RDPs.

Research on deicing performance and environmental impact of anti-freezing asphalt mixtures

Snow and ice on pavement surface can cause a significant safety concern for drivers. This research investigates the deicing performance of the asphalt mixtures containing a self-prepared salt-storage additive (SSA), as well as their environmental impacts. A pull-off test was developed to evaluate the adhesion between the ice layer and asphalt mixture surface. The self-prepared SSA was incorporated into the asphalt mixtures by replacing mineral filler at percentages of 0 %, 20 %, 50 %, and 100 % by volume. The influence of self-prepared SSA on the pavement performance of asphalt mixtures was firstly investigated in this study, including the high-temperature stability, low-temperature performance, and water stability. The deicing performance of the asphalt mixtures containing self-prepared SSA and commercial product was determined by using the freezing point tests, ice-melting tests, and self-designed pull-off tests. To evaluate the environmental impacts of those anti-freezing asphalt mixtures, corrosion tests and seed germination tests were also employed in this study. Testing results showed that the addition of self-prepared SSA compromised the pavement performance of asphalt mixtures, but all measured properties met the specified requirements. The self-prepared SSA can effectively reduce the freezing point of the asphalt mixtures and shorten the ice melting time by 30 %, which has a similar or even better deicing effect as compared to the commercial salt-storage additive. Notably, the pull-off tests showed that the self-prepared SSA can significantly reduce the adhesion force between ice layer and asphalt mixture surface. The environmental impacts of asphalt mixtures containing self-prepared SSA were found to be within a reasonable range.

Preparation and Performance Evaluation of Deicing Permeable Asphalt Mixture

This article aims to propose an asphalt mixture with deicing and permeable functions to address the dilemma of excessive stormwater runoff during summer and ice accumulation in winter for pavement in southwest China. A peeling test and ice melting test were first conducted to select one powder and one granular anti-icing additive for better deicing performance. Then the effects of anti-icing additive contents on deicing and pavement performance of deicing permeable mixtures were investigated to select the best content. Additionally, the effect of immersion treatment on the pavement performance of deicing permeable mixture was analyzed. The results showed that the rise in additives content would help to improve deicing performance, as expected, regardless of additive type. The optimal content of the powder additive was reached by replacing 80% of the mineral powder, and the optimal mass ratio of granular type was 5% of the mixture. The addition of additives weakened the low-temperature performance and water-stability performance of the permeable mixture, whereas a high-temperature performance was observed when granular additive was adopted. The pavement performance of the mixture with granular additive was better than the mixture with powder additive under different immersion treatments. Overall, the granular anti-icing additive is recommended for use in a permeable mixture. This research is helpful and may provide guidance for the design of deicing permeable asphalt mixtures.

Study on Active Snow and Ice Melting Tests and Stability of Conductive Rubber Composites for Roads

To reduce the environmental damage caused by traditional deicing methods, the feasibility of conductive rubber composites in road deicing was studied. In this study, a method for preparing conductive ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber composites was introduced. The effects of different voltages and ambient temperatures on the use of the conductive rubber composite for heating pavement were investigated. The ice melting process was determined by melting ice of different thicknesses. The resistance stability was studied by simulating the engineering service time. The results showed that the higher the voltage, the faster the conductive rubber composite heated. The temperature of the asphalt samples revealed that the conductive rubber composite generated heat uniformly. The ambient temperature had little effect on the heating rate. Thicker ice took a longer time to melt. However, the ice melting rate increased with increasing ice thickness. Furthermore, the heat generation performance of the conductive rubber composite changed little during the first 5 years of operation. This result indicated that the electrical resistance was stable. The deicing method proposed in this study can melt ice uniformly and quickly and is more environmentally friendly and sustainable than traditional deicing methods.

Electrode Layout Optimization and Numerical Simulation of Cast Conductive Asphalt Concrete Steel Bridge Deck Pavement.

In order to obtain the optimal electrode layout and ice melting effect of cast conductive asphalt concrete steel bridge deck pavement, firstly, pouring conductive asphalt concrete was prepared; secondly, different electrode materials and layout methods were selected to test the heating rate of the specimen from start to 120 min, and the electrode materials and layout methods were optimized. Then, the finite element analysis software ANSYS was used to build the model for heating and ice melting simulation, and the indoor test was used to further verify the ice melting effect of the cast conductive asphalt coagulation with or without the insulation layer. Finally, the thermal-structural coupling analysis of cast conductive asphalt concrete steel bridge deck pavement was carried out using ANSYS finite element software. The results showed that the stainless steel electrode material had the best heating effect, and the electrode thickness in the range of 0.1~3mm had no effect on the heating effect. The intermediate heating rate of the upper surface of the stainless steel sheet electrode cast conductive asphalt concrete in the left and right external electrodes was 8 °C/h, while the intermediate heating rate of the upper surface of the stainless steel mesh electrode cast conductive asphalt concrete was 12.9 °C/h. The layout of the left and right buried stainless steel metal mesh was able to effectively improve the snow melting efficiency; ANSYS finite element ice melting simulation was used to obtain the variation law of ice melting efficiency and a temperature field of cast conductive asphalt concrete. The indoor ice melting test showed that when melting the same thickness ice layer at 50 V voltage, it took 240 min with an insulation layer and 720 min without an insulation layer, which was three times that of the ice with an insulation layer, which further verifies the superiority of its ice melting effect. The most unfavorable load position of pavement under load and temperature field was determined. The maximum tensile stress and compressive stress of the pavement surface were transverse, and the maximum shear stress of the pavement bottom was transverse.

Performance of anti-icing stone mastic asphalt: laboratory and field investigation

ABSTRACT Anti-icing asphalt pavements can delay surface icing by reducing the freezing point to a certain degree. This study conducted the laboratory and field investigation to compare the anti-icing effectiveness and mechanical performance of two anti-icing stone mastic asphalt (SMA). Two types of anti-icing modifiers (e.g. LX II and MFL) were used in SMA respectively. The electrical conductivity test, ice melting test, and outdoor snow melting test were conducted on fresh and aged LX II SMA and MFL SMA, respectively, to evaluate the anti-icing effectiveness. The effect of anti-icing additives on high-temperature stability, low-temperature cracking resistance, and water stability of SMA were also analyzed. Two in-situ pavements were constructed using LX II SMA and MFL SMA. The anti-icing effectiveness of LX II and MFL pavement were compared by the observation of ice formation and snow accumulation on pavement surface on snowy days. The results showed that after long-term aging of anti-icing SMA, the chloride in LX II and MFL was more easily released. Two anti-icing additives had no significant effect on the water stability of SMA, and only slightly reduced high-temperature stability and low-temperature cracking resistance. LX II presented better anti-icing performance than MFL in both laboratory and field conditions.

Experimental study and numerical simulation of sidewalk electrical heating for deicing and snow melting

ABSTRACT A test model were designed in a constant-temperature laboratory to investigate the thermal conductivity and ice melting effect of pavements with embedded carbon fibre heating wires (CFHWs). The results showed that under simulated winter environmental conditions, the surface temperature of the test piece exceeded the freezing point after heating for 122 min in temperature rise test.Meanwhile,under the same conditions, the 10 mm thick ice layer on the test piece surface in the ice melting test began to melt after heating for 330 min, and all the ice layer had melted after 6 h , indicating that the pavement with embedded CFHWs has good ice melting performance. Moreover, a finite element model for transient heat transfer analysis was established. Combined with the experiments, the relevant parameters of the numerical model were corrected to obtain a more accurate numerical model. The calculations prove that the arrangement spacing significantly impacts the efficiency of the sidewalk for snow melting; the ambient temperature variation will slightly reduce the average rate of temperature rise on the surface of the model; and the ice melting effect of the CFHW with back shape is better than the U shape and the broken line shape under the same circumstances.

Application of anticoagulant ice microcapsule material in micro-surfacing technology

In order to solve the problem of road icing on vehicle driving safety in winter, a non-chlorine environmental protection anticoagulant ice microcapsule material is proposed in this study. It is a multi-core microcapsule structure composed of capsule core and capsule wall. The particle size is less than 0.075mm. It has good chemical stability, good mechanical properties and slow-release effect. When applied to the road, it will not affect the quality of road engineering. Based on the design concept of traditional salt storage pavement, the non-chlorine environmental protection anticoagulant ice microcapsule material is combined with micro surface treatment technology, and the micro surface compound application technology suitable for the special service environment of pavement in freezing area is designed and studied. The main results are as follows: (1) the ice coagulation effect of anticoagulant ice microcapsule materials is tested by sponge ice melting test and ice layer adhesion test. The test results show that anticoagulant ice microcapsule materials have significant ice anticoagulant effect, and are better than salt storage anticoagulant ice materials. (2) Through the road performance analysis of the micro surface, the anticoagulant ice microcapsule material has a certain impact on the cohesion and wet wheel wear of the slurry mixture, but they all meet the specification requirements. (3) The material is used in surface preventive maintenance technologies such as micro surfacing. It has excellent low-temperature snow melting ability, sustainable slow-release effect, excellent road performance and environmental protection.

Study on the effect of aluminium foil on packaging thermal insulation performance in cold chain logistics

AbstractThis study developed a mathematical model to analyse the effect of aluminium foil on packaging thermal insulation performance in cold chain logistics. The maximum insulation time (MIT) was adopted to quantify the thermal insulation performance of the packaging boxes. The heat penetration rate of the insulation box was verified through the ice melting test. The numerical relationship between the MIT and the phase‐change material (PCM) complete melting time was obtained, and the thermal insulation performance of different insulation boxes was further studied. The results showed, when k = 0.5593 and C = −3.4614, the mathematical model was in good agreement with the thermal insulation performance of the packaging box. It demonstrated that the method of linear fitting the MIT through the PCM complete melting time effectively assessed the thermal insulation performance of the packaging with aluminium foil. Moreover, the thermal insulation performance of adding aluminium foil to the inner surface of the insulating material outperformed the outer surface. An increase of 25.39% and 4.03% in MIT was obtained from adding aluminium foil to the inner surface and the outer surface compared with the insulating material without aluminium foil. Adding aluminium foil to the double‐sided surface of the insulating material achieved more significant insulation performance. The MIT increased by 28.70% and 2.64%, respectively, compared with the material without aluminium foil and adding aluminium foil to the inner surface of the insulating material.

Influencing Factors of Snow Melting and Deicing on Carbon Fiber Embedded in Bridge Decks

To study the general law of the influence of embedded carbon fiber heating wires on the melting of snow and ice on bridge decks and to solve the problem of icing on large bridges in winter, relevant model tests were carried out. In this experiment, a carbon fiber heating wire was used as the heat source to make a large‐scale asphalt concrete bridge deck model with a built‐in carbon fiber heating wire. The effect of different heating powers, ambient temperatures, snow and ice thicknesses, and wind levels on the melting of snow and ice on bridge decks was studied. The snow‐melting and ice‐melting tests performed at different heating powers show that as the heating power increases within a certain range, the time required for the snow and ice layers to melt and the power consumption decrease. Under certain conditions, to ensure the rapid melting of snow and ice layers on the surface of road bridges, a heating power of 400 W/m2 is selected. At this time, the heating effect is the best, and this method is economical and practical. The snow‐melting and ice‐melting tests performed at different ambient temperatures and with different thicknesses of the snow and ice layers show that as the ambient temperature decreases or the thickness of the ice layer increases within a certain range while keeping the other factors constant, the time required for the snow to melt and the power consumption increase, and the power consumption is relatively large. The snow‐melting test performed at different wind levels shows that with the increase in the wind level within a certain range while keeping the other factors constant, the uniformity of the overall temperature distribution on the surface of the specimen worsens, the snow‐melting time increases, and the temperature rises. The rate of temperature increase decreases. Therefore, in actual engineering applications, when the wind speed is too high, the methods of manually or mechanically removing snow can increase the snow removal rate on bridge decks. Under different conditions, choosing the right heating power can effectively improve the efficiency of melting snow and ice on bridge decks. The research results of this paper provide a theoretical reference for the actual construction of bridge decks in the future.

Ice-melting performance assessment of cement composites using silicon carbide as fine aggregate

This study focused on the assessment of the ice-melting performance of cement composites using silicon carbide as fine aggregate. To assess the ice-melting performance, two mechanical and three thermal properties were measured and the results were discussed. After measuring the mechanical and thermal properties, the ice-melting test was conducted to confirm the ice-melting performance and the mechanical variation was confirmed through a splitting tensile test. The specimen that used 30% of silicon carbide as fine aggregate showed the highest compressive strength of 68.24 MPa at the 28 days of curing age and the specimens that used 100% of silicon carbide as fine aggregate were the lowest compressive strength of 38.93 MPa at the 28 days of curing age. However, the compressive strength that the case of used 100% of silicon carbide was in the acceptable range. The flexural strength increased with silicon carbide contents of up to 70%. The thermal properties including the thermal conductivity, diffusivity, and specific heat capacity showed nearly the same behaviors. These properties increased with the increase of silicon carbide content. The reason for this phenomenon was related to the volumetric occupancy of silicon carbide in the cement composite. The ice-melting test showed the decreasing of melting time with the increase of the silicon carbide content. Comprehensively, it was demonstrated that the ice-melting performance enhanced for the same reason as the thermal properties and, silicon carbide could be used as fine aggregate for improving the thermal properties.

Improving the ice-melting capacity of traditional deicers

Deicers with low freezing point depression and rapid ice-melting capacity are ideal for winter maintenance of pavements located in snow-prone regions. The current study aims 1) to improve the ice-melting capacity of traditional rock-salt deicer at very low temperatures (0 °C, −10 °C, −20 °C, and −30 °C) by employing bio-based non-toxic corn-derived polyols, 2) to evaluate the skid resistance of the pavements when the polyol-modified deicing solutions are applied on the pavement surface, and 3) to determine the viscosity of the polyol-modified deicing solutions. The deicers investigated herein are prepared by adding three corn-derived polyols (sorbitol, mannitol, and maltitol) to the traditional deicing solution (23.3% wt. salt brine deicer) in varying weight concentrations (5%, 10%, 15%, and 27.7%). The ice-melting capacity of the deicing solutions is evaluated by conducting ice-melting tests at different low temperatures using an in-house built ice-melting test setup. The viscosity of the deicing solutions, the skid resistance of the pavement surfaces, and dissolved oxygen values are then evaluated corresponding to the deicer combinations that resulted in high ice melting capacity. For temperatures up to −20 °C, the increase in the concentration of corn-derived polyols led to an increase in the ice melting capacity of the deicing solutions. Among the investigated additives, the mannitol and salt brine combination (27.7% wt. mannitol + 23.3% wt. salt brine) resulted in two times more ice melting at −20 °C when compared to the 23.3% wt. salt brine alone. The viscosity of the reference deicing solutions increased by up to 23.3% after the addition of optimal amounts polyols (27.7% wt. sorbitol or maltitol or mannitol) in the deicing solutions. The skid resistance tests revealed that the application of the polyol-based deicing solution on the pavements led to up to 33% reduction in the skid resistance of the Portland cement concrete pavement when compared to the skid resistance of dry pavement surface. Moreover, the polyol-modified deicers exhibited up to 64% higher viscosity and resulted in up to 33% consumption of dissolved oxygen in river water when compared to the salt brine deicer.

Preparation and performance of antifreeze adhesive materials for asphalt pavement

A new type of environmentally-friendly Anti-Freeze Filler (AFF) was prepared in this work firstly. The main components of the AFF included in carrier, deicing chemicals and surface modifier. Additionally, a corrosion retardant was employed to mitigate the impact on the environment. Various characterization methods were used to optimize the proportion of each component in the AFF, including ice-melting test, penetration test, corrosion test, specific surface area test and scanning electron microscope test. The anti-freeze asphalt concrete (AFAC) was prepared with AFF, and its engineered performance was tested. The results of engineered performance test indicated that both high-temperature and low-temperature performances of AFAC decreased with the increase of the AFF content, but still met the specification requirements. The AFAC had better water stability, when the replacement rate of filler is less than 75%. The ice-adhesion pulling/shearing tests indicated that the pulling and shearing strength of the AFAC was about 50% lower than that of the controlled sample within the test temperature of 0～ −10 ℃. An environment-induced deterioration of AFAC’s anti-freezing ability was evaluated with an environment simulation platform based on the climate conditions in central China. With the environmental deterioration came to the fifth cycle, the pulling strength of the AFAC was still 25% lower than the controlled specimen at −3 ℃.

Ice melting properties of steel slag asphalt concrete with microwave heating

The ice on the surface of asphalt pavement in winter significantly influences the road transportation safety. This paper aims at the improvement of the ice melting efficiency on the surface of asphalt pavement. The steel slag asphalt concrete was prepared and the high ice melting efficiency was achieved with the microwave heating. A series of experiments were conducted to evaluate the ice melting performance of steel slag asphalt concrete, including the heating test, ice melting test, thermal conductivity test and so on. The results indicated that the microwave heating of steel slag concrete can improve the efficiency of deicing, mainly because the heating rates of steel slag asphalt mixture are much better than traditional limestone asphalt mixture. According to different thickness lever of ice, the final temperatures of each sample were very close to each other at the end of melting test. It is believed the thickness of the ice has a limited impact on the ice melting efficiency. According to the heating tests results, the bonding of ice and asphalt concrete is defined failure at the moment when the surface temperature of the ice reached 3 °C.

Experimental study of deicing asphalt mixture with anti-icing additives

This study conducted performance evaluation of deicing asphalt mixtures with anti-icing additives and proposed a solution to reduce the negative influences of anti-icing additives on the engineering properties of asphalt mixtures. Engineering property tests, including high-temperature wheel tracking test, low-temperature three-point bending beam test, Marshall test and splitting test were conducted to evaluate the engineering properties of deicing asphalt mixtures. It is found that the anti-icing additives have negative effects on the rutting stability, thermal cracking resistance and moisture susceptibility of asphalt mixture. The addition of polyester fibers can compromise the negative effects by anti-icing additives to get fiber-reinforced deicing asphalt mixtures with satisfied engineering property. The anti-icing capacity of deicing asphalt mixture was also evaluated based on testing road observation and laboratory tests such as ice melting test, ice-mixture bond observation test, ice layer rupture test and ice layer pull-out test. It is proved that the anti-icing additives can be released from asphalt mixtures to help the melting of snow/ice and weaken the bond between ice and mixture effectively, which is helpful to keep the skid resistance of asphalt pavement. The findings indicate the fiber-reinforced deicing asphalt mixtures provide a promising way to build self-ice-melting asphalt pavement with well performance.

LABORATORY INVESTIGATION AND EFFICIENCY OF DEICING MATERIALS USED IN ROAD MAINTENANCE

Snow and ice cause considerable traffic problems on roads and streets in the winter period. Timely and effective removal of these problems can prevent major car accidents. This paper presents an analysis of the efficiency of Deicing Materials (DMs) used by the Lithuanian road maintenance agencies. Five different DMs were studied by performing ice melting tests in the laboratory. DMs were evenly spread on the formed ice samples taking the same amount of grains of uniform size. The ice mass dissolved by each DM was determined at different durations of melting action, ranging from 4 to 120 min, and at different ambient temperatures, ranging from –20 to –3 °C. The obtained results of each DM were analysed, and all the tested materials were compared under different temperature conditions. In addition, the deicing speed of each DM was calculated, and the DM was categorized according to the efficiency performance. A comparison of tested DM efficiencies was carried out, and the price of one percent of melted ice was determined.

DC ice‐melting and temperature variation of optical fibre for ice‐covered overhead ground wire

To prevent atmospheric ice on optical fibre composite overhead ground wire (OPGW) from affecting the safe and stable operation of power system, applying the direct current (DC) ice-melting technology to remove ice from OPGW is a feasible option. If the selection of DC ice-melting current is unreasonable, the temperature of optical fibre can be extremely high which may shorten its operating life or even cause it to burn. Therefore, based on the finite element method, the ice-melting process of OPGW under glaze icing condition is simulated by COMSOL and MATLAB. The ice-melting time and temperature variations of optical fibre for ice-covered OPGW under different environmental conditions are obtained. Then, a series of ice-melting tests are carried out in an artificial climate chamber to verify the calculation results. Results show that the ice-melting and temperature increase of optical fibre gradually slow down during the entire DC ice-melting process. When ice sheds from the OPGW, the temperature of optical fibre reaches its maximum value. The ice-melting time is closely related to the ice-melting current, ambient temperature, wind speed, ice thickness and type of OPGW. The maximum temperature of optical fibre is significantly influenced by ice thickness and ice-melting current.

Thermal Aspects of Melting Ice with Deicer Chemicals

Deicing is the reactive treatment of road surfaces that have become hazardously slippery by snow and ice depositions. Deicing chemicals applied to road surfaces induce a melting process even at temperatures below 0°C (32°F). The objective of this study was to understand better the thermodynamics of this deicing process. The physics of the process is briefly described, and a thermodynamic model is derived. An experiment is presented: ice is melted by a liquid deicer [sodium chloride (NaCl) brine] under adiabatic conditions (no heat flow between the environment and the ice–deicer mixture) while the temperature is measured. A total of 54 ice-melting tests were performed, and the model was used to predict the final temperature and amount of melted ice. The predictions of the model show reasonable agreement with the experimental results. The melting process is characterized by rapid decrease in the temperature of the NaCl solution. The importance of this temperature drop and the heat flow during deicing under nonadiabatic conditions is discussed for commonly used ice-melting tests and field applications.

Exploring the performance and corrosivity of chloride deicer solutions: Laboratory investigation and quantitative modeling

Abstract Maintenance agencies are continually challenged to provide a high level of service and improve safety and mobility of winter roads in a cost-effective manner while minimizing corrosion and other adverse effects to the environment. This study investigated the baseline performance data of typical chloride deicers used on highways, by conducting the Modified SHRP (Strategic Highway Research Program) Ice Melting Test of select solid chemicals and liquid deicers at − 1 °C (30 °F), − 9 °C (15 °F), and − 18 °C (0 °F), respectively. The thermal properties and ice melting performance of solid chemicals and liquid deicers were also tested in the laboratory, and the effect of blending two chloride deicer solutions with or without an agro-based product was explored. Furthermore, this work aims to demonstrate the feasibility of using an electrochemical corrosion test as a supplement to the gravimetric corrosion test. It also aims to shed light on the correlations between the composition and the corrosivity and performance of deicers respectively. To this end, artificial neural networks (ANNs) were used to establish predictive models and to quantify such cause-and-effect relationships. One ANN model was established to correlate the electrochemical corrosion data (along with solution conductivity) with those from the gravimetric test method. Two additional ANN models were established to achieve better understanding of the correlation between the deicer composition (type, chloride and inhibitor concentrations, pH, and electrical conductivity) and their corrosivity and performance respectively. According to the modeling, there are strong correlations inherent in the deicer samples, whereas the trends differ as a function of the deicer type and the solution conductivity. The established ANN models were then used for numerical investigations on the parameters affecting the deicer properties and for quality assurance of deicers or enhancing deicer design.