Research Article

Corrosion Inhibiting Mechanism of Nitrite Ion on the Passivation of Carbon Steel and Ductile Cast Iron for Nuclear Power Plants

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Effect of NaNO2 addition on Nyquist plot obtained from AC impedance measurement in deaerated simulated cooling water at 25°C; (a) carbon steel at +400 mV (SCE) and (b) ductile cast iron at 0 V (SCE).
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