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T1 SECM imaging of the cut edge corrosion of galvanized steel as a function of pH
A1 Souto, Ricardo Manuel
A1 Marques, A.G.
A1 Izquierdo Pérez, Javier
A1 Simões, A.M.
K1 cut edge
K1 corrosion
K1 pH
K1 SECM
K1 SVET
AB Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) and the Scanning vibrating electrode technique (SVET) were employed to identify the local reactivity and the cathodes and anodes on a cut edge of galvanized steel. The SECM was used in the amperometric feedback mode (for the oxidation of ferrocenemethanol as mediator) for sensing the conductivity of the surface and in the redox competition mode for locating the depletion of the cathodic reactant. Good agreement was observed in acidic solution between the location of the conductive regions of the surface and the depletion of oxygen estimated from amperometric lines across the cut edge. In neutral medium, non-uniform activity of the steel surface was observed and correlated well with the ionic current flows in solution and with the accumulation of zinc corrosion products on steel. In alkaline medium, the entire metallic surface operated as electron source for the regeneration cycle of the redox mediator. Irrespective of the pH of the solution, a maximum of the feedback observed over the cut edge is consentaneous with the thermodynamic stability of iron in the reduced form. SECM provided useful information regarding the steel conductivity, whereas the zinc anodes could only be resolved by the SVET
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