Repetitive voltammetric cycling of iron in NaOH solutions containing variable silicate concentrations between 10 ppm and 1500 ppm, shows different behaviour for the first scan when compared to the following ones in all studied solutions. This difference indicates a modification on the film formation process. A transition in the i/E profile between 10 ppm and 100 ppm of silicate was observed allowing considerations about silicate incorporation to be formulated.
iron; cyclic voltammetry; anodic films; passive films
