skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Zinc wired rebar

Journal Article · · Materials Performance
OSTI ID:435343
;  [1]
  1. COMINCO Product Technology Centre, Mississauga, Ontario (Canada)

A novel method for corrosion protection of rebar in concrete is reported wherein it is galvanically protected by attaching a zinc wire along its length. The self-corrosion and galvanic-corrosion loss of the zinc wire is dependent on the water/cement ratio, the size of the cathode, and the concrete cover thickness. The wire acts as a sacrificial anode when the rebar embedded in concrete is exposed to corrosive environments.

OSTI ID:
435343
Journal Information:
Materials Performance, Vol. 36, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English