Review Article
Some Clarifications Regarding Literature on Atmospheric Corrosion of Weathering Steels
Table 2
Compendium of bibliographic information on evolution of atmospheric corrosion of conventional WS with time of exposure.
| | Reference | Test site | Country | Atmosphere |
Corrosivity category (ISO 9223) [12] |
Time (years) for steady-state condition |
At the longest exposure time (years) | Corrosion rate
(μm/y) | (CS/WS) |
| | [17] | South Bend | USA | Rural | C2 | 5–10 | 1.7 (15.5 y) | 4.6 (15.5 y) | | [18] | Sailorsburg | USA | Rural | C2 | 5–10 | 3.4 (16 y) | 3.5 (16 y) | | [19] | Potter County | USA | Rural | C2 | 3 | 2.5 (8–16 y) | 2.9 (8–16 y) | | [17] | State College | USA | Rural | C3 | 3 | 7.3 (7 y) | 1.9 (7 y) |
| | [20] | Cincinnati | USA | Urban | C2 | 5 | 4.8 (5.3 y) | 1.5 (5.3 y) | | [20] | Detroit | USA | Urban | C2 | 5–10 | 9.2 (5.3 y) | 1.5 (5.3 y) | | [20] | Los Angeles | USA | Urban | C2 | 5 | 4.4 (5.3 y) | 1.1 (5.3 y) | | [20] | Philadelphia | USA | Urban | C2 | 5 | 6.3 (5.3 y) | 1.5 (5.3 y) | | [20] | Washington | USA | Urban | C2 | 5 | 4.9 (5.3 y) | 1.6 (5.3 y) | | [21] | Hurbanovo | Czech Rep. | Urban, 41 mg/(m2 d) of SO2 | C2-C3 | ≈3 | 2 (5–10 y) | 2-3 (5–10 y) | | [21] | Praha | Czech Rep. | Urban, 86 mg/(m2 d) of SO2 | C3 | ≈3 | 3 (5–10 y) | 3-4 (5–10 y) | | [22] | Nat. Tsing-Hua Univ. | China | Urban, 60 mg/(m2 d) of SO2 | C3 | ≈5 | 22 (5 y) | 1.5 (5 y) |
| | [21] | Kopisty | Czech Rep. | Industrial, 129 mg/(m2 d) of SO2 | C4 | 5–10 | 23 (5 y) | 2 (5 y) | | [22] | China Steel Corp. | China | Industrial, 87 mg/(m2 d) of SO2 | C3 | ≈3 | 11.7 (6 y) | 3 (6 y) | | [23] | Amagasaki | Japan | Industrial, 152 mg/(m2 d) of SO2 | C3 | 5–10 | 10.2–14.6 (5–7 y) | 2.4–3.7 (5–7 y) | | [23] | Kitakyushu | Japan | Industrial, 172 mg/(m2 d) of SO2 | C3 | 5–10 | 13.2 (5 y) | 2.7 (5 y) | | [17] | Kearny (1940) | USA | Industrial | C3 | 5–10 | 2.8 (20 y) | 5.9 (20 y) | | [19] | Kearny (1970) | USA | Industrial | C3 | — | 1.5 (8–16 y) | 2.1 (8–16 y) | | [24] | Newark | USA | Industrial | C3-C4 | 3 | 10.3 (7 y) | 1.9 (7 y) | | [24] | Whiting | USA | Industrial | C3-C4 | 3 | 10.3 (7 y) | 1.8 (7 y) | | [25] | Rankin | USA | Industrial | C3 | ≈8 | 4.20 (17 y) | — | | [25] | Rankin | USA | Industrial | C3 | 5–10 | 7.74 (10 y) | 4.31 (10 y) | | [25] | Columbus | USA | Industrial | C3 | 5–10 | 7.72 (10 y) | 2.28 (10 y) | | [25] | Bethlehem | USA | Industrial | C3 | 5 | 6.54 (10 y) | 3.13 (10 y) |
| | [17] | Kure Beach (250 m) | USA | Marine, 91 mg/(m2 d) of Cl− | C2-C3 | >10 | 3.5 (15.5 y) | 2.3 (15.5 y) | | [26] | Kure Beach (250 m) | USA | Marine, 91 mg/(m2 d) of Cl− | C2-C3 | >15 | 7.5 (16 y) | — | | [24] | Kure Beach (25 m) | USA | Marine, 485 mg/(m2 d) of Cl− | C3 | 7 | 14.6 (7 y) | 5.7 (7 y) | | [24] | Point Reyes | USA | Marine | C4 | 7 | 18.0 (7 y) | 3.3 (7 y) | | [27] | Miraflores | Panama | Marine | C3 | >15 | 6.8 (16 y) | 2.7 (16 y) | | [27] | Limon Bay | Panama | Marine | C3 | >15 | 12.7 (16 y) | 2.0 (16 y) | | [13] | Block Island | USA | Marine | C2-C3 | >17 | 12.7 (17.1 y) | — |
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: ratio between carbon steel (CS) corrosion and weathering steel (WS) corrosion.
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