This book presents a practical "how to" approach to understanding and solving the problems of corrosion of structural materials. Although it is written mainly for those having a limited technical background in corrosion, it also provides more experienced engineers with a useful overview of the principles of corrosion and can be used as a general guide for developing a corrosion-control program.
Includes identification of the various forms of corrosion, critical factors leading to a specific type of corrosion, necessary preventive steps to eliminate or reduce corrosion damage, protective-coating selection, corrosion characteristics of common structural materials, corrosion-testing programs, and failure-analysis procedures.
Contents:
The Effects and Economic Impact of Corrosion , Basic Concepts Important to Corrosion, Principles of Aqueous Corrosion , Forms of Corrosion: Recognition and Prevention , Types of Corrosive Environments , Corrosion Characteristics of Structural Materials , Corrosion Control by Proper Design , Corrosion Control by Materials Selection , Corrosion Control by Protective Coatings and Inhibitors , Corrosion Control by Cathodic and Anodic Protection , Corrosion Testing and Monitoring , Techniques for Diagnosis of Corrosion Failures , Glossary of Corrosion-Related Terms