Basic Corrosion Package
Create polarization curves, Tafel plots and more
- Supports most common corrosion techniques
- Includes cell, cables, and handbook
- Includes EmStat4S HR potentiostat
Description
This basic corrosion package includes nearly everything you need to get started with corrosion measurements.
The included instrument is the EmStat4S HR, which is a small research-grade potentiostat and galvanostat. The EmStat4S HR without EIS supports the most common electrochemical techniques used for corrosion analysis. These techniques include Potentiostatic Polarization, Linear Polarization, Cyclic Polarization, Corrosion potential measurements as well as applying a constant potential and measuring the open circuit potential (EOC). It has a wide range of current ranges available and supports a maximum currrent up to 200 mA for determining corrosion rates. The instrument comes with PSTrace5 software which allows for different corrosion analytical techniques for automatic or manual analysis.
Together with our Corrosion Handbook and the Corrosion Cell Kit, it makes a good combination to get going with electrochemical corrosion studies.
Standard included with a Basic Corrosion Package
- Corrosion Cell
- Corrosion Handbook
- EmStat4S HR
- Rugged carrying case
- High quality, double shielded cell cable with 2 mm banana connectors for Working, Counter, Reference electrode, Sense and Ground
- Crocodile clips
- USB cable
- PSTrace software for Windows
Specifications
| Specifications of the included potentiostat | |
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| Potential range | ±6 V |
| Max. compliance voltage
The compliance voltage is the maximum voltage that can be applied between the working and counter electrode. Another name could be the maximum cell potential. Continue reading
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±8 V |
| Current ranges | 100 nA to 100 mA (7 ranges) |
| Max. current | ±200 mA |
| Electrode connections | WE, RE, CE, S, and ground, 2 mm banana plugs |
| General | |
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dc-potential range
The maximum potential difference, that can be applied between WE and RE.
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±6 V |
compliance voltage
The compliance voltage is the maximum voltage that can be applied between the working and counter electrode. Another name could be the maximum cell potential. Continue reading
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±8 V |
| maximum current | ±200 mA |
| max. data acquisition rate | 1 000 000 samples /s |
| Potentiostat | |
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| applied potential resolution | 183 µV |
applied potential accuracy
The applied potential accuracy describes how close to the real values your applied potential is.
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≤ 0.2% ±1 mV offset |
current ranges
A potentiostat measures current. For optimal precision, the range between which currents are measured is split into multiple current ranges. A current range defines the maximum current a potentiostat can measure in a certain range. This means it will also determine the resolution, because the number of bits or rather states is fixed, while the current range is variable.
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100 nA to 100 mA 7 ranges |
measured current resolution
The lowest observable difference between two values that a measurement device can differentiate between.
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0.009% of CR (92 fA on 1 nA range) |
| measured current accuracy
The current accuracy describes how close to the real values your measured current is.
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≤ 0.2% at Full Scale Range |
| Galvanostat | |
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current ranges
A potentiostat measures current. For optimal precision, the range between which currents are measured is split into multiple current ranges. A current range defines the maximum current a potentiostat can measure in a certain range. This means it will also determine the resolution, because the number of bits or rather states is fixed, while the current range is variable.
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1 uA, 100 uA, 10 mA, 100 mA 4 ranges |
| applied dc-current |
±3 * CR (current range) |
| applied dc-current resolution |
0.0183% of CR |
| applied dc- current accuracy
The current accuracy describes how close to the real values your measured current is.
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<0.4% (gain) + 0.002 * CR (offset) |
| measured dc-potential resolution |
193 µV (gain 1) 96.5 µV (gain 2) 38.5 µV (gain 5) 19.3 µV (gain 10) 9.65 µV (gain 20) |
| measured dc-potential accuracy | ≤ 0.2% ±1 mV offset |
| FRA / EIS | |
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| frequency range | – |
| ac-amplitude range |
– |
| measured current accuracy
The current accuracy describes how close to the real values your measured current is.
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| GEIS | |
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| frequency range | – |
| ac-amplitude range |
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| Electrometer | |
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electrometer amplifier input
The amplifier input resistance of the amplifier in the electrometer determines the load that the amplifier places on the source of the signal being fed into it. Ideally the resistance is infinite, and the load to be zero to not to influence your measurement.
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> 1 TΩ // 10 pF |
bandwidth
The range of frequencies between which you can measure. Continue reading
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10 kHz default or 500 kHz for EIS and fast CA/CP |
| Other | |
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| electrode connections |
WE, RE, CE, S |
| housing |
aluminum body: |
| weight |
± 130 g |
| power + communication |
USB-C port |
| internal storage space |
500 MB, equivalent to > 15M datapoints |
| EmStat4S HR EIS Accuracy Contour Plot |
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Software
PSTrace corrosion mode
PSTrace for Windows has a special Corrosion mode, in which it provides support for all common corrosion techniques and device functionalities. With a smooth simple interface, showing only the applicable controls, PSTrace is suitable for all levels of user experience. Functions include:
- Tafel analysis
- Determine Corrosion Potential and Current
- Circuit fitting
- Determine Corrosion Rate
Tafel plot analysis
The exponential relationship between the applied current at a platinum surface and the potential plotted in a graph is known as a Tafel plot. PSTrace helps you fitting a Tafel plot and deriving the corrosion current and corrosion rate.
Circuit fitting
PSTrace supports Equivalent Circuit Fitting. Drawing your circuit and fitting your data has never been easier. The interface allows you to quickly draw or change the circuit design. The circuit and fitted data are automatically saved with your .pssession data file.
The circuit editor can be used in different modes;
- Edit mode; draw the circuit or type CDC circuit
- Fit mode; fit the EIS data on the circuit
- Simulation mode; run simulations on circuits
Downloads
| Name | Type | Last updated | |
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| EmStat4S Brochure The EmStat4S brochure contains an overview of all the supported techniques, specifications, software, EIS accuracy contour plots, kit contents, and more. | Documentation | 17-11-23 | |
| PSTrace PC software for all single channel instruments PSTrace software is shipped as standard with all single channel and multiplexed instruments. The software provides support for all techniques and device functionalities. | Software | 17-03-22 | |
| Corrosion Cell Set contents This document specifies the contents of the Corrosion Cell Set, and contains an overview of the kit and the flat specimen holder. | Documentation | 02-06-21 |