TY - JOUR
T1 - Corrosion resistance evaluation of rebars with various primers and coatings in concrete modified with different additives
AU - Afshar, Alireza
AU - Jahandari, Soheil
AU - Rasekh, Haleh
AU - Shariati, Mahdi
AU - Afshar, Abdollah
AU - Shokrgozar, Ali
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2020/11/30
Y1 - 2020/11/30
N2 - Corrosion of steel rebars in concrete can reduce the durability of concrete structures in coastal environments. The corrosion rate of these concrete structures can be reduced by using suitable concrete additives and coating on rebars. This paper investigates the corrosion resistance of steel rebars by the addition of pozzolanic materials including fly ash, silica fume, polypropylene fibers, and industrial 2-dimethylaminoethanol (FerroGard 901) inhibitors to the concrete mixture. Three different types of rebars including mild steel rebar st37, and two stainless steel reinforcements, AISI 304 and AISI 316, were used. Various types of primer and coating including alkyd based primer, hot-dip galvanized coatings, alkyd top coating, zinc-rich epoxy primer, polyamide epoxy primer, polyamide epoxy top coating, polyurethane coatings, double layer of epoxy primer and alkyd top coating, and double layer of alkyd primer and alkyd top coating were applied on steel rebars to investigate the effect of coating type on the corrosion resistance of steel rebars in concrete. Polarization tests, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, compressive strength and color adhesion tests were conducted. The best reinforced concrete mix design for corrosion resistance was the one including the rebar with zinc-rich epoxy primer and 25% fly ash, 10% silica fume, and 3% FerroGard 901 inhibitors by cementitious material weight. Polyurethane was the best coating due to the highest strength and the lowest corrosion rate. Alkyd primer was the weakest coating, although it was the most economical coating system.
AB - Corrosion of steel rebars in concrete can reduce the durability of concrete structures in coastal environments. The corrosion rate of these concrete structures can be reduced by using suitable concrete additives and coating on rebars. This paper investigates the corrosion resistance of steel rebars by the addition of pozzolanic materials including fly ash, silica fume, polypropylene fibers, and industrial 2-dimethylaminoethanol (FerroGard 901) inhibitors to the concrete mixture. Three different types of rebars including mild steel rebar st37, and two stainless steel reinforcements, AISI 304 and AISI 316, were used. Various types of primer and coating including alkyd based primer, hot-dip galvanized coatings, alkyd top coating, zinc-rich epoxy primer, polyamide epoxy primer, polyamide epoxy top coating, polyurethane coatings, double layer of epoxy primer and alkyd top coating, and double layer of alkyd primer and alkyd top coating were applied on steel rebars to investigate the effect of coating type on the corrosion resistance of steel rebars in concrete. Polarization tests, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, compressive strength and color adhesion tests were conducted. The best reinforced concrete mix design for corrosion resistance was the one including the rebar with zinc-rich epoxy primer and 25% fly ash, 10% silica fume, and 3% FerroGard 901 inhibitors by cementitious material weight. Polyurethane was the best coating due to the highest strength and the lowest corrosion rate. Alkyd primer was the weakest coating, although it was the most economical coating system.
KW - coatings
KW - concrete
KW - corrosion
KW - reinforcing bars
KW - steel_structural
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:57399
U2 - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120034
DO - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120034
M3 - Article
SN - 0950-0618
VL - 262
JO - Construction and Building Materials
JF - Construction and Building Materials
M1 - 120034
ER -