Alexandre Bellefleur

Dr. Alexandre Bellefleur

EDF SA

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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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25 June 2021 in Materials
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MRMathieu Robineau
Mathieu Robineau
VMVALERIE MAILLOT
VALERIE MAILLOT
DCDidier Crusset
Didier Crusset
ABAlexandre Bellefleur
Alexandre Bellefleur
DNDelphine Neff
Delphine Neff
Philippe RefaitPhilippe Refait
Philippe Refait
Carbon steel coupons were buried in a specific low-pH cement grout designed for radioactive waste disposal and left 6 months in anoxic conditions at 80 °C. The corrosion product layers were analyzed by µ-Raman spectroscopy, XRD, and SEM. They proved to be mainly composed of iron sulfides, with magnetite as a minor phase, mixed with components of the grout. Average corrosion rates were estimated by weight loss measurements between 3 and 6 µm yr−1. Corrosion profiles revealed local degradations with a depth up to 10 µm. It is assumed that the heterogeneity of the corrosion product layer, mainly composed of conductive compounds (FeS, Fe3S4, and Fe3O4), promotes the persistence of corrosion cells that may lead to locally aggravated degradations of the metal. New cement grouts, characterized by a slightly higher pH and a lower sulfide concentration, should then be designed for the considered application.