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EMA 4324 Problem Set 5

1. A zinc specimen exposed to an acid solution loses 25 milligrams


during a 12 hour exposure. [a] What is the equivalent current flowing
due to corrosion? [b] If the specimen area is 200 cm2, what is the
corrosion rate in mils per year [mpy] due to this current?
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25 mg*g/1000mg = 0.025 g Zn*mol/65.38 g*2 eq/mol*96500/eq
= 73.7 C /12hr*hr/3600 s = 1.71x10-3 C/s = 1.71 mA

1.71x10-3 A/200 cm2 = 8.54x10-6 A/cm2 *eq/96500 C*mol/2


eq*65.38 g/mol*cm3/7.13 g = 4.06x10-10 cm/s *in/2.54cm*1000
mil/in*3600 s/hr*24 hr/day * 365 day/year = 5.04 mpy....

2. Using appropriate polarization diagrams, determine the effect of the


following parameters on the corrosion potential and corrosion rate of
metal M corroding to M+ in an acid solution: [a] increasing jo of the
anodic reaction, [b] increasing jo of the cathodic reaction, [c]
increasing the concentration of dissolved [H+] and [d] increasing the
Tafel constant for the anodic reaction.

parameter Ecorr Icorr


increase jo(anodic) decrease increase
increase jo (cathodic) increase increase
increase [H+] increase increase
increase β (anodic) increase decrease
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