Long-term stability and electronic properties of passive film of lean-duplex stainless steel reinforcements in chloride containing mortar

The corrosion behavior, semiconducting properties and chemical composition of the passive film formed on lean-duplex stainless steel LDSS 2001, LDSS 2304 and AISI 304 reinforcements embedded in OPC mortar containing chloride, 0, 0.4, 2 and 4 wt% Cl−; after 2.5 years were studied. The Ceff,film of LDSS 2001 remained constant at 3 × 10−5 F/cm2 for all Cl− concentrations. Flat-band potential, EFB,A, of LDSS 2001 increased with the Cl−...