Este estudo focaliza o comportamento do aço galvanizado em um ambiente marinho corrosivo e no processo de escoamento superficial para o mesmo material que ocorrem em Valparaíso, Chile. O potencial de corrosão e a taxa de corrosão avaliados através de perda de massa foram utilizados para determinar os danos da corrosão para o aço galvanizado. As composições dos produtos de corrosão foram determinadas utilizando difratometria de raios X (XRD) e sua morfologia através da microscopia eletrônica de varredura (SEM). As soluções de escoamento coletadas após as chuvas foram analisadas para determinar o valor de pH e das concentrações dos íons Cl-, SO4(2 -) e Zn2+. Os resultados após 15 meses mostram que o potencial de corrosão do aço galvanizado aumenta ao longo do tempo, indicando a formação de uma película protetora que consiste em produtos de corrosão de zinco. Estes produtos foram identificados como zincita e simoncoleita. Os valores de pH obtidos para as soluções de escoamento são semelhantes das amostras de água da chuva de referência, e as concentrações de cloreto das soluções de escoamento são aproximadamente duas vezes as da água de chuva

This study focuses on the behavior of galvanized steel in a corrosive marine environment and on the runoff process for the same material occurring in Valparaiso, Chile. The corrosion potential and corrosion rate evaluated via mass loss were used to determine the corrosion damage to the galvanized steel. The compositions of the corrosion products were determined using X-ray diffractometry (XRD), and their morphology through scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The runoff solutions collected after rainfall were analyzed to determine the pH value, and Cl-, SO4(2 -) and Zn2+ ion concentrations. The results after 15 months show that the corrosion potential of the galvanized steel increases over time, indicating the formation of a protective film that consists of zinc corrosion products. These products were identified as zincite and simonkolleite. The pH values obtained for the runoff solutions are similar to those of the reference rainwater samples, and the chloride concentrations of the runoff solutions are approximately twice those of the rainwater.

En el presente trabajo se presentan los resultados preliminares obtenidos para la construcción del mapa de corrosión atmosférica de Chile, evaluando acero al carbono, acero galvanizado, cobre y aluminio como materiales de prueba. Se instalaron bastidores con las muestras en 31 lugares localizados a lo largo del país, así como también dispositivos para medir el contenido de cloruro y dióxido de azufre ambiental, en conjunto con estaciones meteorológicas, para obtener los datos locales de temperatura, humedad ambiental, cantidad de agua caída, velocidad y dirección de los vientos y radiación solar. Los resultados después de 6 meses de exposición muestran una relación entre la velocidad de corrosión, las condiciones ambientales y meteorológicas de la zona y las propiedades mecánicas de los materiales, lo que constituye una importante innovación para las empresas del país que esperan que sus estructuras metálicas logren un mayor tiempo de vida útil.

This work show the first part of a research project towards the development of a corrosion map for Chile. In order to develop this map, the research group considered carbon steel, galvanized carbon steel, copper and aluminum as testing materials. All these materials were exposed to the atmosphere in 31 places along the country. In each one of these corrosion testing sites, the metallic samples were mounted on frameworks. Each framework station had chloride and sulfur dioxide meters as well as a weather station, to measure temperature, environmental humidity, rainfall, wind speed and solar radiation. After six months of exposition, the results show the existence of a correlation between the rate of corrosion, the environmental and meteorological conditions of the area and the mechanical properties of the materials. This information constitutes an important tool of innovation for the industries in Chile, because the obtained information will be helpful to design metallic infrastructure with a longer useful live.

This article shows that the metabolic needs of oligoelements constitute the driving force of the microbiologically influenced corrosion produced by Hormoconis resinae on aeronautical aluminium alloys. Protein profiles of biofilms generated by fungal strains cultivated in aeronautical fuel were compared by electrophoresis in poliacrylamide gels. The morphology attack of alloys, its component metals and the growth of hyphae in cultures were characterized by means of environmental scanning electronic microscopy. One of the main conclusions is that corrosion would be associated to alloying elements that would act as oligoelements for the microorganism.

Este artículo muestra que los requerimientos nutricionales de oligoelementos constituyen la fuerza impulsora de la corrosión influenciada microbiológicamente que produce Hormoconis resinae en aleaciones aeronáuticas de aluminio. Se compararon perfiles proteicos de biopelículas del hongo cultivado en turbocombustible aeronáutico mediante electroforesis en geles de poliacrilamida. Se caracterizó la morfología de ataque de las aleaciones y de sus componentes metálicos puros y el crecimiento de hifas sobre cada metal mediante microscopía electrónica de barrido ambiental. Se concluyó que la corrosión estaría asociada a aleantes que actuarían como oligoelementos para el microorganismo.