Abstract
The performance of aluminum alloys used as sacrificial anodes for cathodic protection in seawater was investigated in this study, Results show that A1 -3.5%Zn -0.05%In sacrificial anode alloy C has the best current efficiency, most negative open circuit potential and energy characteristics among five different Al-Zn-In alloys. Polarization curve of alloy C also shows no passivation behavior in artificial seawater. The corrosion rate of mild steel in artificial seawater was determined as a function of applied cathodic potential. The cathodic protection potential determined for mild steel in seawater was -0.78 V,SCE for a corrosion rate of less than 1 mpy. The protective area ratio of steel to sacrificial anode has been measured. Steel can be protected under the area ratio up to 4000-5000.
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Tsai, Tai-Ming
(1996)
"Protection of Steel Using Aluminum Sacrificial Anodes in Artificial Seawater,"
Journal of Marine Science and Technology: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 12.
DOI: 10.51400/2709-6998.2545
Available at:
https://jmstt.ntou.edu.tw/journal/vol4/iss1/12