Reduction of the risk of the corrosion of seawater mixed cement-based materials
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The objective of this study is to reduce the amount of free chloride that causes corrosion by employing different binders and to attain the free chloride level permitted by the relevant standards. The chloride content was determined by the X-ray fluorescence method. It was observed that the chloride binding capacity increased when the CaO/Al2O3 ratio decreased up to 4-6. On the other hand, it was determined that the chloride binding capacity decreased slightly when the CaCO3/Al2O3 ratio increased from 0 to 0.3-0.5, though no significant effect was observed after 0.5. The majority of binders demonstrated results below the maximum chloride level determined by the standards, which is a great opportunity to use seawater as mixing water for reinforced concrete.
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