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A specialised electrochemical measurement cell was plugged into a pilot water distribution system to simulate the pipe inner-wall corrosion. The linear polarisation resistance (LPR) technique and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were measured in real time to study the variation of the corrosion rate (CR) and scale of cast iron. Three corrosion stages were observed according to the LPR analysis: an initial stage with significantly fluctuating CR, a developmental stage with slowly decreasing CR, and a stable stage with a low CR of approximately 0.157 5 mm·a-1. The EIS revealed that the scales with a compact outer layer and a porous inner layer finally formed in the stable stage, and the polarisation resistance was approximately 2 175 Ω·cm2. A physicochemical analysis of the scales showed that ferric oxides, oxyhydroxides and calcite made the outer layer compact and effectively limited the diffusion of oxygen through the scales, which resulted in a low CR.
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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51278333) and Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (No. 20130032110032).
Guo Hao, born in 1987, male, doctorate student.
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Guo, H., Tian, Y., Chen, H. et al. Corrosion rate and scale of cast iron in water distribution systems. Trans. Tianjin Univ. 22, 516–524 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12209-016-2923-4
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