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Steel Corrosion Behavior in Light Weight Fly-Ash Based Alkali Activated Mortars

Giulia Masi    

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Alkali activated materials as possible sustainable alternative to cementitious binders showed competitive performances in terms of mechanical and durability properties and high temperature stability. For this reason, light weight fly-ash based mortars have already been optimized as passive fire protective coating for steel structures. However, a lack of information about the durability of these innovative systems in terms of steel corrosion resistance is still present. Thus, this study aims at investigating the durability of steel coated with a 20-mm thick light weight mortar layer in a neutral environment (tap water) and in presence of chloride-containing solution (0.2 M NaCl). In addition, the influence of pore solution chemistry and pH was discussed through electrochemical testing in leachate pore solution and NaOH aqueous solutions at different concentrations. It was found that almost complete protection ability of light weight mortar was obtained when coated steel is exposed to neutral solution for 60 days, while in presence of chlorides, steel is more susceptible to corrosion already after 40 days of exposure. In addition, the developed open porosity of the light weight mortars, it was found that pH and the chemistry of the pore solution in contact with steel strongly influenced the steel corrosion resistance.

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