Research Article

Corrosion Behaviour of a Cr2O3 Coating on Mild Steel in Synthetic Mine Water

Table 3

EDX analyses (in wt%) of Cr2O3 coating and mild steel substrate surfaces taken from Figure 6 after potentiodynamic polarisation in synthetic mine water at pH 6, 3, and 1 [26].

Sample nameElementComposition (wt%)
pH 6pH 3pH 1

Cr2O3 coatingCr
Mild steel substrate
Cr2O3 coatingO
Mild steel substrate
Cr2O3 coatingNa
Mild steel substrate
Cr2O3 coatingFe
Mild steel substrate