Corrosion and Corrosion Control presents an updated overview of the essential aspects of corrosion science and engineering that underpin the tools and technologies used for managing corrosion, enhancing reliability, and preventing failures.
Contents
1. Definition and Importance of Corrosion
- Definition of Corrosion
- Importance of Corrosion
- Risk Management
- Causes of Corrosion
2. Electrochemical Mechanisms
- The Dry-cell Analogy and Faraday’s Law
- Definition of Anode and Cathode
- Types of Cells
- Forms of Corrosion
3. Thermodynamics: Corrosion Tendency and Electrode Potentials
- Change of Gibbs Free Energy
- Measuring the EMF of a Cell
- Calculating the Half-Cell Potential - The Nernst Equation
- The Hydrogen Electrode and Standard Hydrogen Scale
- Calculation of EMF
- Measurement of pH
- The Oxygen Electrode and Differential Aeration Cell
- The EMF and Galvanic Series
- Liquid Junction Potentials
- Reference Electrodes
4. Thermodynamics: Pourbaix Diagrams
- Basis of Pourbaix Diagrams
- Pourbaix Diagram for Water
- Pourbaix Diagram for Iron
- Pourbaix Diagram for Aluminum
- Pourbaix Diagram for Magnesium
- Limitations of Pourbaix Diagrams
5. Kinetics: Polarization and Corrosion Rates
- Polarization
- The Polarized Cell
- How Polarization Is Measured
- Causes of Polarization
- Hydrogen Overpotential
- Polarization Diagrams of Corroding Metals
- Influence of Polarization on Corrosion Rate
- Calculation of Corrosion Rates from Polarization Data
- Anode-Cathode Area Ratio
- Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
- Theory of Cathodic Protection
6. Passivity
- Characteristics of Passivation and the Flade Potential
- Behavior of Passivators
- Anodic Protection and Transpassivity
- Theories of Passivity
- Critical Pitting Potential
- Critical Pitting Temperature
- Passivity of Alloys
- Effect of Cathodic Polarization and Catalysis
7. Iron and Steel
- Aqueous Environments
- Metallurgical Factors
- Steel Reinforcements in Concrete
8. Effect of Stress
- Cold Working
- Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Iron and Steel
- Mechanism of Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Steel and Other Metals
- Hydrogen Cracking
- Radiation Damage
- Corrosion Fatigue
- Fretting Corrosion
9. Atmospheric Corrosion
- Types of Atmospheres
- Corrosion-Product Films
- Factors Influencing Corrosivity of the Atmosphere
- Remedial Measures
10. Corrosion in Soils
- Factors Affecting the Corrosivity of Soils
- Bureau of Standards Tests
- Stress-Corrosion Cracking
- Remedial Measures
11. Oxidation
- Initial Stages.
- Thermodynamics of Oxidation: Free Energy-Temperature Diagram
- Protective and Nonprotective Scales
- Wagner Theory of Oxidation
- Oxide Properties and Oxidation
- Galvanic Effects and Electrolysis of Oxides
- Hot Ash Corrosion
- Hot Corrosion
- Oxidation of Copper
- Oxidation of Iron and Iron Alloys
- Life Test for Oxidation-Resistant Wires
- Oxidation-Resistant Alloys
12. Stray-Current Corrosion
- Sources of Stray Current
- Quantitative Damage by Stray Currents
- Detection of Stray Currents
- Soil-Resistivity Measurement
- Means for Reducing Stray-Current Corrosion
13. Cathodic Protection
- How Applied
- Combined Use with Coatings
- Magnitude of Current Required
- Anode Materials and Backfill
- Criteria of Protection
- Economics of Cathodic Protection
- Anodic Protection
14. Metallic Coatings
- Methods of Application
- Classification of Coatings
- Specific Metal Coatings
15. Inorganic Coatings
- Vitreous Enamels
- Portland Cement Coatings
- Chemical Conversion Coatings
16. Organic Coatings
- Paints
- Requirements for Corrosion Protection
- Metal Surface Preparation
- Applying Paint Coatings
- Filiform Corrosion
- Plastic Linings
17. Inhibitors and Passivators
- Passivators
- Pickling Inhibitors
- Slushing Compounds
- Vapor-Phase Inhibitors
18. Treatment of Water and Steam Systems
- Deaeration and Deactivation
- Hot- and Cold-Water Treatment
- Boiler-Water Treatment
19. Alloying for Corrosion Resistance; Stainless Steels
20. Copper and Copper Alloys
21. Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
22. Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys
- Magnesium
- Magnesium Alloys
23. Nickel and Nickel Alloys
24. Cobalt and Cobalt Alloys
25. Titanium
- Titanium
- Titanium Alloys
- Pitting and Crevice Corrosion
- Intergranular Corrosion and Stress-Corrosion Cracking
26. Zirconium
- Zirconium Alloys
- Behavior in Hot Water and Steam
27. Tantalum
28. Lead
- Corrosion Behavior of Lead and Lead Alloys
Index
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