Steel corrosion of bars in concrete structures is a complex process which leads to the reduction of the cross-section bars and decreasing the resistance of the concrete and steel materials. In this study, reliability analysis of a reinforced concrete beam with corrosion defects under the distributed load was investigated using the enhanced Hasofer-Lind and Rackwitz-Fiessler (EHL-RF) method base...

Because of the existence of corrosion media such as chlorine, serious corrosion attacks ships, offshore and marine structure. Scholars worldwide have been long committed to the research of marine corrosion and development of anti-corrosion agents, and have achieved remarkable results. But so far, the conventional ocean coating inevitably makes microholes or microcracks between the additive and ...

chromate conversion coating is applied on aluminum 6061. the optimum conditions for chromate bath composition and immersion time are also obtained for standard requirements provision such as corrosion resistance in salt spray test, electrical resistance and coating quality. the applied coatings are electrochemically tested in sea and distilled water. according to tafel and cyclic polarization c...

Hypereutectic aluminum silicon alloys are mainly used in cast form in important components like pistons, cylinder liners, rocker arms, air conditioner compressors, brake drums, engine blocks, etc. These have inherent advantages of being high wear resistance, high strength to weight ratio, high corrosion resistance, good cast performance, high thermal conductivity, good weldability, etc. The inf...

Titanium alloys are very interesting because they have one of the highest strength/weight ratio among the metallic materials. The spontaneous formation of a protective native oxide layer on its surface, named passive layer, leads to a high corrosion resistance which makes these alloys good materials for different technological applications [1,2]. However, for some applications, the protection a...

Zinc-Nickel electrodeposits have been widely adopted for surface treatment of automobile steel sheet for high corrosion resistance. In this work the effect of pulse parameters on the Zn-Ni alloy electrodeposits was investigated. The hardness, thickness, corrosion resistance and composition of deposits thus produced were investigated. The surface topography of the deposits was also observed in S...

Microstructural inhomogeneity generally deteriorates the corrosion resistance of materials due to the galvanic effect and interfacial issues. However, the situation may change for nanostructured materials. This article reports our studies on the corrosion behavior of SiC nanoparticle-reinforced Al6061 matrix composite. It was observed that the corrosion resistance of Al6061 increased when SiC n...

Corrosion of steel reinforcement in concrete is generally considered as an electrochemical process which reduces the service life of a structure exposed to chloride ions attack. Therefore, laboratory experiments were performed in order to ascertain the effectiveness and sustainability of ternary inhibitors (calcium nitrite, ethanolamine and eco-friendly green Bambusa Arundinacea) in protecting ...

It is very significant to investigate the shot peening mechanism in ensuring a good resistance to fatigue and stress corrosion. This paper reviews the recent advancements in shot peening process. Emphasis is put on the application of numerical simulation techniques and finite element method in residual stress prediction during shot peening process. Different methods related to shot peening mode...

in this study, plasma electrolytic oxidation of 2024-t3 aluminum alloy was investigated. the electrolyte used in this investigation was an alkaline solution containing additives of silicate, phosphate, potassium hydroxide and glycerin. a conventional dc power source with a low applied voltage was employed. corrosion resistance of the oxide layer was investigated by means of tafel plots and elec...