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Corrosion Engineering - Chapter 5 - Polarization Methods Danny A Jones

This document discusses various electrochemical polarization methods that can be used to measure corrosion rate, including Tafel extrapolation, polarization resistance, linear polarization, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). EIS is presented as the preferred method as it can give valid measurements of polarization resistance corrected for solution resistance and does not require the Tafel region to extend over one order of magnitude of current.

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Corrosion Engineering - Chapter 5 - Polarization Methods Danny A Jones

This document discusses various electrochemical polarization methods that can be used to measure corrosion rate, including Tafel extrapolation, polarization resistance, linear polarization, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). EIS is presented as the preferred method as it can give valid measurements of polarization resistance corrected for solution resistance and does not require the Tafel region to extend over one order of magnitude of current.

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Corrosion Engineering

ME 4953/ME 5013
Spring 2015
Chapter 5 Polarization Methods to Measure Corrosion Rate

Introduction
Corrosion rate can be determined by weight loss
measurements or electrochemical polarization
methods.
Weight loss measurements monitor the dissolution
rate as a function of area and time of exposure. These
are time consuming.
Electrochemical polarization methods are based on
the principle:
Amount of metal dissolution Amount of current passing
through the solution
Corrosion rate Current density
3/25/2015

Corrosion Engineering, Spring 2015

Electrochemical Polarization Methods


Polarization is defined as the deviation of potential
from equilibrium potential because of net charge
flow (current flow).
Polarization methods are nondestructive and may be
repeated numerous times to measure consecutive
corrosion rates on the same electrode.

Electrochemical Polarization Methods


Tafel extrapolation
Polarization resistance

Tafel Extrapolation

Tafel Extrapolation
Method is applicable only to systems
containing one reduction reaction.
Tafel region must extend over a current range
of at least one order of magnitude.
Not achievable because of interference from
concentration polarization and other
extraneous effects.

Applied-Current Linear Polarization method


The applied current density is a
linear function of the electrode
potential.

Advantages of linear-polarization technique

Polarization Resistance Method

Galvanostatic Method

Potential-time strip-chart trace during


polarization resistance measurement
on zinc coating on steel in 0.1N NaCl at
room temperature.

Polarization resistance curve

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy


Method

Electrochemical Impedance
Spectroscopy Method - Principles

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy


Method - Equations

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy


Method

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy


Method

Electrochemical Impedance
Spectroscopy Method- Data

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy


Method - Data

Electrochemical Impedance
Spectroscopy Method - Data

Summary
EIS has the capability to give valid
measurements of polarization resistance rate
corrected for ohmic interferences from
solution resistance.

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