CATHODIC

PROTECTION
BASIC & PRINCIPAL
WHAT IS
CORROSION?
Corrosion is deterioration and loss of
material due to chemical, and
electrochemical process of exposed
material surface with the surrounding
environment
Corrosion Control
Techniques
Principal of Corrosion Control is
to limit or eliminate 3 factor
that will cause corrosion by
applied :
1. COATING
2. CATHODIC PROTECTION
C ATHODIC

P ROTECTION

CP is a method of corrosion
control that supplying electron
to cathode so the reduction
water could limited or
SACRIFICIAL ANODE
eliminated IMPRESSED CURRENT
CATHODIC PROTECTION CATHODIC PROTECTION
IMPRESSED CURRENT
CATHODIC PROTECTION

2- Impressed current system

• DC source
• Ground bed

DC
I

Drain Point

Fe
Anode
Umbrella
IMPRESSED CURRENT
CATHODIC PROTECTION

Common Impressed current

anodes:

• Mixed Metal Oxide (MMO)

• Si – Fe
• Platinized
• Si – Cr – Fe
• Graphite
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Protection Criteria :
NACE RP 0168 :
Potential more neg
-850 mV vs Cu/CuSO4

Ground Bed
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Potential criteria for cathodic protection of some metals and alloys at 25º C (1)
Metal/ Alloy Potential criterion (mV)
vs Cu/ Cu SO4

:Iron, steel, stainless steel

Aerobic conditions 850-
Anaerobic conditions 950-

Lead 600-
Copper 500-
Aluminum )2(
950-
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Fe-to-Soil Potential in Potential vs Description
Low Resistivity Soils Cu/CuSO4

showing the degree of mV

corrosion Intense Corrosion
-500

-600 Free Corrosion

-700 Some Protection

-800 Zone
ZoneofofCathodic
CathodicProtection
Protection

The value – 850 mV is

-900 Some Over-Protection
the CP criterion for -1000 Increased Over-Protection
protecting steel in
aggressive soils -1100 Sever
SeverOver-Protection
Over-Protection
Problems
Problems
-1200
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Excessive negative potentials

can cause :
Cathodic Disbonding : i.e.
loss of adhesion between
the coating and the metal
surface
Hydrogen Damage : due
hydrogen evolution at –ve
potentials
SACRIFICIAL ANODE IMPRESSED CURRENT
CATHODIC PROTECTION
VS CATHODIC PROTECTION
There are numerous codes and references that shall be
referred to when dealing with cathodic protection among
these are:
1. NACE RP 0169
2. NACE RP 0176
3. NACE RP 177
4. NACE RP 575
5. ISO 15589-1, PART I – 2003, “On-land Pipelines”
6. ISO 15589-2, PART II – 2004, “Offshore Pipelines
7. DnV RP B 401
8. API 651
9. J. Morgan, “Cathodic Protection”
10. A.W. Peabody, “Control of Pipeline Corrosion”