扫描Kelvin探针研究破损环氧涂层下碳钢的腐蚀行为

采用扫描Kelvin探针技术(SKP)对中性盐雾环境条件下破损环氧涂层的碳钢的腐蚀行为进行了研究.不同盐雾试验阶段的伏打电位变化规律的分析结果表明:环氧/碳钢涂层的缺陷为腐蚀介质提供了向碳钢基体传输的通道.破损处碳钢基体的电位比其邻近的膜下碳钢基体更负,成为阳极溶解发生区域.一定时间的盐雾试验后,破损处生成的未溶腐蚀产物可覆盖住裸露基体,使破损处向正的电位变化而成为阴极,而其附近的膜下碳钢基体电位变负而成为新的阳极区.同时,不断形成的新阴极和新阳极的电位差成为膜下腐蚀继续发展的驱动力.随着膜下腐蚀的进行,腐蚀介质和腐蚀产物在界面处大量聚集,破坏了环氧和碳钢基体的结合力,导致鼓泡和剥离现象的出现.

Corrosion behavior of carbon steel undera defected epoxy coating studied by scanning Kelvin probe

Scanning Kelvin probe(SKP) was used for measuring the corrosion behavior of carbon steel with a defected epoxy coating after neutral salt spray test,and the volta potential changes of carbon steel at different stages of neutral salt spray test were analyzed.It is shown that the defect formed by the damaged epoxy/carbon coating provides a way for the corrosive medium to contact the carbon steel matrix.The potential of carbon steel is more negative at the defect point than that under the coating,resulting in anodic dissolution at the defect point.After some time of neutral salt spray test,insoluble corrosion products can cover the bare defect,leading to the potential at this part shifting to more positive values.Consequently,the defect becomes a cathode,while its vicinity under the coating exists as an anode.Meanwhile,the potential difference between the new cathode and the new anode offers a driving force for continuous corrosion under the coating.Therefore,with the corrosion developing,there would be a considerable corrosive medium and corrosion products aggregating at the interface,which destroy the binding between the epoxy coating and carbon steel,leading to the appearances of bubbling and peeling.