...Bolong Xu; Zongxing Zhang; Youde Wang; Gaoming Du; Ya Ni; Jiaqi Li Purpose This paper aims to investigate the degradation law of mechanical properties of weathering steel that had been in service for 10 years. Design/methodology/approach The monotonic tensile tests were conducted on Q355...

...Hong-Qiang Fan; Zhi-Long Wang; GuYangYue Weng; Tao Lyu; Yashar Behnamian Purpose This study aims to investigate the corrosion behavior of BC550 weathering steel in a simulated marine atmospheric environment, with a focus on the accelerating effect of pollutants on the corrosion process. Design...

...Shuo Su; Xiong-Tao Zhu; Hong-Qiang Fan Purpose This paper aims to study the effect of ultraviolet (UV) light on the corrosion behavior of BC550 weathering steel in simulated marine atmospheric environment. Design/methodology/approach The effect of UV light on the corrosion behavior of BC550...

...Cheng Jiang; Ying Yang; Xuequn Cheng; Jinbin Zhao; Xiaogang Li Purpose This study aims to study the effect of Sn on the corrosion behavior of weathering steel (WS) in a simulated tropical marine atmosphere. Design/methodology/approach Indoor alternate immersion tests, electrochemical...

... inclusions are considered to not only affect the mechanical properties of steel but also the corrosion resistance of steel. So, an important research goal in this paper is to investigate the indoor accelerated corrosion kinetics of Q450NQR1 weathering steel, analyzing the galvanic polarity of different...

...Lihua Gong; Qing Xing; Huihuang Wang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of welding procedure on the corrosion behaviors of weathering steel 09CuPCrNi in marine atmospheric environment. The corrosion processes of weathering steel 09CuPCrNi and its welded joints in marine...