Corrosion Mechanisms in Concentration Cells
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METAL - MECHANICS DEPARTMENT
Corrosion and Degradation of Materials.
“Concentration pile”
CAREER:
Materials Engineering
Present:
Francisco Jahell Alvarado Babun
Teacher:
Ing. Fernando Pérez Jaquez
Zacatecas, Zac, May 9, 2011.
Concentration stack
A concentration cell is a galvanic cell in which the electromotive force is
is due to the difference in the concentration of one or more constituent reactants of the
electrolytic solution on different parts of the metal surface.
Its mechanisms are due to the difference in concentration of one or more.
reactive constituents of the electrolyte solution, at one point compared to the other, the
The electrode potential of the metal will be different in these two places.
If the two areas of metal are in direct electrical contact, a cell will be produced.
galvanic, in which the area with the lowest electrode potential will act as the anode and will
will corrode. (This corrosion will occur because the concentrations in both cells will attempt
to equalize).
A concentration cell is an electrochemical cell that has two half-cells.
equivalents of the same material, their only difference is in the concentration. This cell
produces a voltage, this voltage is the result of the attempt to achieve balance, this
equilibrium will occur when the concentrations in both cells are equal.
Concentration cell corrosion occurs when two or more areas of the surface
the metal is in contact with different concentrations of the same solution.
Metal-ion concentration cell.
In the presence of water, a high concentration of metal ions will exist in the
contact surface, and a low concentration of metal ions will exist alongside the
crack created by the contact surfaces. An electric potential will exist between the two
points. The area of the metal in contact with the high concentration of metallic ions will be
cathodic and will be protected from corrosion, and the area of metal in contact with the low
The concentration of metal ions will be anodic and will be corroded.
Oxygen concentration cells.
The water in contact with the surface of the metal normally contains dissolved oxygen.
An oxygen cell can be developed at any point where it is not allowed that the
oxygen from the air diffuses evenly in the solution, thus creating a difference in
the concentration of oxygen between two points. Corrosion will occur in the low area.
concentration of oxygen that will be anodic.
Active-passive concentration cells.
It is a concentration cell where the anode is a metal in an active state, and the cathode
it is that same metal in a passive state. For the metals whose protection against corrosion
depends on whether a passive layer is strongly adhered (usually an oxide) to the
surface, the salt that deposits on the surface of the metal in the presence of water, in
areas where the passive layer breaks, the active metal beneath the film will be
exposed to the corrosive attack. An electrical potential will develop between the large area of
cathode (passive layer) and the small area of the metal of the anode (active). The result will be the
quick bite of the active metal.
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