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INVESTIGATIONS of the corrosion of hot dip galvanized steel reinforcement in concrete1 have shown that calcium hydroxozincate, Ca[Zn(OH)3]2.2H2O, is a corrosion product. This compound has been described recently by Lieber2 as a retarder in the setting of Portland cements.
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SCHWICK, W., DIEHL, R. & CARPENTIER, CD. Corrosion of Zinc in Concrete. Nature Physical Science 229, 184 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci229184a0
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