This invention relates to the field of monitoring
corrosion morphology and pH dynamic distribution in steel, and particularly to a rapid and intelligent monitoring method and
system for in-situ monitoring of pitting morphology and surrounding pH dynamic distribution during electrochemical testing of steel
pitting corrosion. First, an in-situ steel
test sample with an observation surface is prepared and encapsulated, and then horizontally mounted in an adjustable
electrolytic cell. Next, a
methyl orange calibration solution with a
pH gradient of 1-7 is prepared, and images of the sample at different pH values are captured and imported into the
system for calibration, establishing a quantitative mapping relationship between pH and the Lab values of the calibrated images. Finally, in-situ electrochemical testing is conducted in a colorless salt
test solution containing the same concentration of
methyl orange, simultaneously monitoring the morphology of pitting
initiation and development, as well as the dynamic evolution of the surrounding pH. This
system can achieve
millisecond-level dynamic in-situ monitoring of the
spatial distribution of pH around
pitting corrosion during the
corrosion growth process, and can continuously capture real-time pH evolution information during the
initiation and expansion of
pitting corrosion.