Yongtao Zhao, Yanbin Wang, Hongtao Tong, Hui Wang, Shenyou Song, Kejiang Hou, Yubing Qiu

Effect of backfilled stone/brine media on the long‐term free corrosion and electrochemical performance of an aluminum sacrificial anode

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Environmental Chemistry
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AbstractAn Al–Zn–In–Si–Sn–Ti sacrificial anode, utilized to protect steel shells of subsea‐immersed tunnels, works in a backfilled stone (6–10 mm)/brine (40 Ω cm) media (125 Ω cm). This paper investigated its impact on the anode's long‐term free corrosion and electrochemical performance. After prolonged free corrosion, the anode's general corrosion rate is minimal. Although its capacity (Q) and current efficiency (η) increase slightly, it shows a nonuniform dissolution state. Over a long‐term working period, a significant amount of Al(OH)3 deposits and diffuses between the backfilled stone toward the cathode surface, creating distinct stone impressions and a thick product layer. These effects considerably increase the media ρ around the anode and continuously decrease the brine's pH, decreasing Q and η values and output currents. Nonetheless, the current distribution within the media gradually becomes uniform with time, resulting in a homogeneous potential distribution along the cathode.

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