Tutorial Corrosion II Potentiostat（教程腐蚀II稳压器）.pdfVIP

Tutorial Corrosion II Electrochemical characterization with EC-Lab® techniques 1 OUTLINE 1. Introduction 2. Types of corrosion a) Uniform corrosion b) Localized corrosion 3. Corrosion experiment 4. EC-Lab® corrosion techniques a) Uniform corrosion b) Localized corrosion 5. Conclusions 2 INTRODUCTION Corrosion is an electrochemical interaction between a material and its environment which result in changes in the properties of the material Two types of corrosion Corrosion is commonly classified based on the appearance of the corroded material: uniform and localized corrosion 1. Uniform Corrosion Corrosion over the whole surface of the material 2. Localized Corrosion Corrosion at small areas or local sites of the material surface in contact with the corrosive solution 3 INTRODUCTION Corrosion involves two electrochemical processes: Oxidation and reduction 1. Oxidation The oxidation process takes place at the anodic sites according to the reaction M  Mn+ + ne- (1) 2. Reduction Reduction reaction takes place at the cathodic sites The main reduction reactions encountered during the corrosion of a material is the oxygen reduction (2,3) or the hydrogen ion reduction (4) In acidic media O + 4H+ + 4 e-  2H O (2) 2 2