Corrosion and corrosion control : an introduction to corrosion science and engineering /

This is an updated edition of the introductory text on corrosion science and engineering by Revie (CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory, Canada) and the late Uhlig (former director of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Corrosion Laboratory). The main emphasis is on quantitative presentat...

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Main Authors: Revie, R. Winston 1944- (Author), Uhlig, Herbert Henry, 1907- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Interscience, a John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Publication, [2008]
Edition:Fourth edition.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Definition and importance of corrosion
  • Electrochemical mechanisms
  • Thermodynamics : corrosion tendency and electrode potentials
  • Thermodynamics : Pourbaix diagrams
  • Kinetics : polarization and corrosion rates
  • Passivity
  • Iron and steel
  • Effect of stress
  • Atmospheric corrosion
  • Corrosion in soils
  • Oxidation
  • Stray-current corrosion
  • Cathodic protection
  • Metallic coatings
  • Inorganic coatings
  • Organic coatings
  • Inhibitors and passivators
  • Treatment of water and steam systems
  • Alloying for corrosion resistance ; stainless steels
  • Copper and copper alloys
  • Aluminum and aluminum alloys
  • Magnesium and magnesium alloys
  • Nickel and nickel alloys
  • Cobalt and cobalt alloys
  • Titanium
  • Zirconium
  • Tantalum
  • Lead.