Journal of Nanoscience

Research Article

Phase Transformation of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles from Hematite to Maghemite in Presence of Polyethylene Glycol: Application as Corrosion Resistant Nanoparticle Paints

Table 2

Corrosion rate and corrosion resistance data from polarization curves.
Sample codeCorrosion rate
(mm/y)		Corrosion resistance
(ohm)
Fe2O3-0 PEG1.24 × 10−49.2 × 105
Fe2O3-4 PEG1.04 × 10−72.66 × 109
Fe2O3-8 PEG2.59 × 10−86.916 × 1011
Fe2O3-12 PEG9.735 × 10−62.541 × 107
Microsized Fe2O3 powder1.574 × 10−34.29 × 104
Blank sample0.4222225.8