TY - JOUR A1 - Mundra, Shishir A1 - Provis, J. L. T1 - Mechanisms of passivation and chloride-induced corrosion of mild steel in sulfide-containing alkaline solutions N2 - The pore fluid within many concretes is highly alkaline and rich in reduced sulfur species, but the influence of such alkaline-sulfide solutions on the surface film formed on steel reinforcement is poorly understood. This study investigates the critical role of HS− in defining mild steel passivation chemistry. The surface film formed on the steel in alkaline-sulfide solutions contains Fe(OH)2 and Fe–S complexes, and the critical chloride concentration to induce corrosion increases at high sulfide concentration. However, this behavior is dependent on the duration of exposure of the steel to the electrolyte, and the nature of the sulfidic surface layer. KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Steel corrosion KW - Sulfide KW - Chloride PY - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-528861 VL - 56 IS - 26 SP - 14783 EP - 14802 PB - Springer Nature AN - OPUS4-52886 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -