Accelerating stabilization of weathering steel through rust modification pre-corrosion treatment.

Qiang Hu, Shanwu Yang, Xu Zhang, Guangjie Da, Wenhua Zhang

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Fabrication of Breathable Coating and Its Hydrophobization Applied for the Rust Stabilization of Weathering Steels.Polymers · 2026
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Qiang HuCollaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.

Shanwu YangCollaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.

Xu ZhangResearch Institute of Technology, Shougang Group Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100043, China.

Guangjie DaCollaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.

Wenhua ZhangCollaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.

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Abstract

To accelerate the formation of the protective rust layer on weathering steel, a new pre-corrosion method containing a replacement reaction was explored. This process was mixed with Cu in the pre-corrosion rust layer to imitate the enrichment of alloying elements through long-term corrosion. By using various analysis methods, the initial corrosion behavior of weathering steel and carbon steel with/without pre-corrosion treatment was studied under indoor wet-dry cycle conditions. The results showed that the pre-corrosion treatment covers the steel surface with a rust layer containing high-concentration Cu. Subsequently, the corrosion uniformity of the weathering steel was significantly improved, and the protective performance of corrosion products was enhanced due to the high concentration of Cu enrichment. This technology is expected to provide a new way to perfect the service performance of weathering steel at the initial stage of application.

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Atmospheric corrosionPre-corrosionRust modificationRust stabilizing surface treatmentWeathering steel

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PMID38205328

DOI10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23842

PMCPMC10777024

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