NEDUET: MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT : MATERIALS AND

METALLURGY (ME-209): PRESENTATION

"CORROSION RATE AND

PREDICTION OF CORROSION
RATES"

PREPARED BY: S M UMER ARIF SIDDIQUI (ME-20220)

 DEVELOPMENT OF CORROSION AND
SIGNIFICANCE OF CORROSION RATES

·A metal cannot support the same loads as it might start to corrode or

decay. Corrosion can eventually result in hazardous situations. Corrosion
can happen to the metals used in buildings, train tracks, and bridges. In
order to prevent structural collapse, it is crucial to monitor and regulate
corrosion. Thus corrosion rates provide a quantitative approach for such
regulation.

·The rate of corrosion is the speed at which any given metal

deteriorates in a specific environment. This rate is dependent upon
environmental conditions as well as the type and condition of the
metal.

·Engineers are considerate for this factor as it helps in determining the life
span, maintenance requirements and design schedule for metal based
structures.
 DETERMINATION ·Rather than conventional methods, comparatively
METHODS AND effective ones mostly lie under the electrochemical
EXPRESSION techniques that include linear polarization resistance
(LPR), Tafel extrapolation method, electrochemical noise
analysis (ENA), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
(EIS) etc.

·A generic mathematical expression

can be:
CONVERSION AND OTHER UNITS

·For a unified approach, ·Equivalent metric penetration

mils/year (mpy) is mostly rates’ include:
considered as the standardized
unit thus conversion from other
units can be done by:

·A general applicable and

acceptable value is less than
20 mpy.

·The crux of this law is
that it sets up a linear
relationship between the
corrosion rate and the
corrosion current.
·A more practical approach is to apply
the governing expression of corrosion
penetration rate (Rm) which is the
thickness loss per unit time thereby
accounting for cathodic reduction and
anodic oxidation. This complies more
with the electrochemical techniques
which are more reliable, hence such an
expression is:
FARADAY’S LAW
·Where M is the atomic weight of
the metal being corroded, row is the
density, n is the charge number
which indicates the number of
electrons exchanged in the
dissolution reaction and F is the
Faraday constant (96485 C/mol),
icorr is the current density whereas
the ratio M/n is considered as the
equivalent ratio.
 SOLVED NUMERICAL AND
DEPENDABLE FACTORS
·Some of the factors on
which a good corrosion rate
is dependent upon include:
familiar units, easy
calculation with minimum
opportunity for error, ready
conversion to life in years
and whole numbers without
cumbersome decimals.
 PREDICTION OF CORROSION RATES 50

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·Through modeling appropriate experimental data of the reaction parameters
influencing the working criteria of various metallic equipment, the extent of
corrosion rate can be predicted and hence controlled during designing. Example 30
of gathering such data can be of polarization in electrochemical cells.
20

·Such a phenomenon occurs in a non-equilibrium sate of an electrode that causes

its electrode potential to be converted into an overvoltage. 10

·This value can be of assistance while analyzing the types of polarization known 0
Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5
to be activation and concentration which are focused upon to control corrosion
rate determining stages of their reactions.
 ACTIVATION POLARIZATION
·Considering the reduction of H+ ions on Zn electrode in electrochemical cell of Zn and Pt electrodes, the corrosion rate
determining stage of such reaction will then be the slowest one among the stages that include: adsorption of H+ ions
onto Zn electrode, transferring of electrons from Zn to H+ ions, combining of H atoms to form hydrogen molecules and
finally accumulation of molecules to form gas bubbles.

·This polarization is governed following relationship of overvoltage (eta) and current density (i-not which is for both
reduction and oxidation as the whole reaction is dynamic), where beta is the gradient:

·As the reduction of H+ ions occurs simultaneously with oxidation of Zn electrode

then the intersection of their standard potential-current density graphs would give
the corrosion current density (ic) that can be substituted in following relation to
predict the corrosion rate (r):
 CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION
·In the same electrochemical cell, now the corrosion rate determining stage is dependent upon concentration of H+ ions
near Zn electrode which are higher for a slower reaction rate.

·Here the governing relationship is as follows where the additional parameters include R(gas constant), T(absolute
temperature) and iL(limiting diffusion current density):

·As such diffusion of H+ ions and oxidation of Zn occurs simultaneously, the

intersection of activation polarization’s oxidation line of Zn and combined polarization
cure for the activation and concentration polarizations of H+ ions, indicates ic which
can again be used to predict the corrosion rate (r) in the same manner as in activation
polarization.
Activation Polarization Concentration Polarization

Thank you!