Mechanical Performance versus Corrosion Damage Indicators for Corroded Steel Reinforcing Bars

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Material</td><td align="center">Measured range of H<sub>2</sub> concentration in salt spray tests [ppm]</td><td align="center">Derived H<sub>2</sub>-activity [—], C<sub>0</sub> = 10<sup>−8</sup> [mol H/cm³ Fe] </td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">TempCore, martensitic microstructure</td><td align="center">0.5–1.1</td><td align="center">156 to 859</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Microalloyed, pearlitic microstructure</td><td align="center">0.2</td><td align="center">156</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 5: Mechanical Performance versus Corrosion Damage Indicators for Corroded Steel Reinforcing Bars 