Nanostructure of Protective Rust Layer on Weathering Steel Examined Using Synchrotron Radiation X-rays

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  • Yamashita Masato
    Division of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo
  • Konishi Hiroyuki
    Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Kansai Research Establishment, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
  • Mizuki Jun'ichiro
    Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Kansai Research Establishment, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
  • Uchida Hitoshi
    Division of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo

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Abstract

The X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectrum of pure goethite around the Fe K absorption edge and that of the protective rust layer formed on weathering steel exposed for 17 years in an atmospheric environment around the Cr K edge, have been examined using synchrotron radiation X-rays. It was found that the rust layer on the weathering steel mainly consisted of Cr-goethite. By examining the fine structure at the Cr K edge and the Fe K edge, we concluded that Cr3+ in the rust layer is coordinated with O2− and is positioned in the double chains of vacant sites in the network of FeO3(OH)3 octahedra in the goethite crystal. This Cr3+ site indicates that the protective effect of the rust layer is due to the dense aggregation of fine crystals of Cr-goethite with cation selectivity.

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  • MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS

    MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS 45 (6), 1920-1924, 2004

    The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials

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