A Mechanistic Model for Carbon Dioxide Corrosion of Mild Steel in the Presence of Protective Iron Carbonate Films—Part 1: Theory and Verification

Abstract A mechanistic model of uniform carbon dioxide (CO2) corrosion is presented that covers the following: electrochemical reactions at the steel surface, diffusion of species between the metal...

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