College
College of Engineering (COE)
Date of Last Revision
2023-05-03 16:48:47
Major
Corrosion Engineering
Honors Course
4250:497:001
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2020
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to study the corrosion behavior of AISI 304L stainless steel, and to present the results for a new marketing strategy for a steel rebar manufacturer. This experiment involved the usage of cyclic potentiodynamic polarization tests to investigate the effect of chlorides on the pitting corrosion behavior of AISI 304L stainless steel in a simulated concrete pore solution with 3.5 wt.% chlorides. The results of this experiment showed that the chlorides caused a large increase in the corrosion current density of AISI 304L stainless steel indicating increased susceptibility to general corrosion and pitting corrosion. The corrosion marketing project resulted in a ready-to-go marketing plan for a rebar manufacturer including a direct mail sales letter, a campaign chart, and instructions for how to test and improve the marketing campaign.
Research Sponsor
David Bastidas
First Reader
Qixin Zhou
Second Reader
Rajeev Gupta
Honors Faculty Advisor
Hongbo Cong
Recommended Citation
Aronson, Kenny, "The Corrosion Behavior of AISI 304L Stainless Steel in Simulated Concrete Pore Solution. And A New Marketing Plan for Stainless Steel Rebars." (2020). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1122.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1122
Cover page for this project.
Included in
Advertising and Promotion Management Commons, Metallurgy Commons, Structural Materials Commons