TY - JOUR A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Ebell, Gino A1 - Hlavacek, Petr A1 - Mietz, Jürgen T1 - Chloride‐induced steel corrosion in alkali‐activated fly ash mortar: Increased propensity for corrosion initiation at defects N2 - Chloride contents at the steel–mortar interface that initiate steel corrosion were determined for carbon steel in alkali‐activated fly ash mortar for three different exposure conditions: exposure to 1 M NaCl solution; leaching in deionized water and then exposure to 1 M NaCl solution; and leaching in deionized water, aging in air at 20°C and natural CO2 concentration, and then exposure to 1 M NaCl solution. For comparison, a Portland cement mortar, exposed to 1 M NaCl solution, was studied. The median values of the corrosion‐initiating chloride contents (average over the full length of the rebar) in the alkali‐activated fly ash mortar varied between 0.35 and 1.05 wt% Cl with respect to binder, consistently lower than what was obtained for the Portland cement mortar, but with no clear trend regarding the exposure conditions. For most of the alkali‐activated fly ash mortar specimens, preferential corrosion at the connection between the working electrode and the external measurement setup was observed, while preferential corrosion did not occur for the Portland cement mortar. Scanning electron microscopy and auxiliary experiments in synthetic solutions indicated that this behavior was caused by inhomogeneities at the steel–mortar interface in the alkali‐activated mortar, likely due to its peculiar rheological properties in the fresh state. KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Steel corrosion KW - Critical chloride content KW - Steel-concrete interface PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-507268 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/maco.202011541 VL - 71 IS - 5 SP - 749 EP - 758 PB - Wiley-VCH AN - OPUS4-50726 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Hlavacek, Petr A1 - Reinemann, Steffi A1 - Ebell, Gino A1 - Mietz, Jürgen ED - Alexander, M.G. ED - Beushausen, H. ED - Dehn, F. ED - Moyo, P. T1 - Leaching, carbonation and chloride ingress in reinforced alkali-activated fly ash mortars N2 - Alkali-activated fly ash mortars were studied with regard to durability-relevant transport coefficients and the electrochemical behaviour of embedded carbon steel bars on exposure of the mortars to leaching, carbonation and chloride penetration environments. The transport coefficients differed considerably between different formulations, being lowest for a mortar with BFS addition, but still acceptable for one of the purely fly ash-based mortars. Leaching over a period of ~300 days in de-ionized water did not lead to observable corrosion of the embedded steel, as shown by the electrochemical data and visual inspection of the steel. Exposure to 100 % CO2 atmosphere caused steel depassivation within approx. two weeks; in addition, indications of a deterioration of the mortar were observed. The results are discussed in the context of the different reaction products expected in high- and low-Ca alkali-activated binders, and the alterations caused by leaching and carbonation. T2 - International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR 2018) CY - Cape Town, South Africa DA - 19.11.2018 KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Steel corrosion KW - Leaching KW - Carbonation PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-464381 DO - https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201819902025 VL - 199 SP - Article Number 02025 PB - EDP Sciences AN - OPUS4-46438 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -