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Informationen zum Autor V. S. Sastri PhD. has over 35 years experience in Corrosion and Chemical Processes. Since 1994 he has been a consultant for Sai Ram Consultants. Dr. Sastri has written six books, approximately 200 papers in scientific journals, and has edited proceedings for five international conferences of the Metallurgical Society of CIM. Klappentext * Provides detailed methods to reduce or eliminate damage caused by corrosion* Explains the human and environmental costs of corrosion* Explains causes of and various types of corrosion* Summarizes the costs of corrosion in different industries, including bridges, mining, petroleum refining, chemical, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, agricultural, food processing, electronics, home appliances etc* Discusses the technical aspects of the various methods available to detect, prevent, and control corrosion Zusammenfassung Provides detailed methods to reduce or eliminate damage caused by corrosion. This book explains the human and environmental costs of corrosion, its causes and various types of corrosion. It summarizes the costs of corrosion in different industries, including bridges, mining, petroleum refining, chemical, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xvii Acknowledgments xix 1 Introduction and Forms of Corrosion 1 1.1 General or Uniform or Quasi-Uniform Corrosion 1 1.2 Galvanic Corrosion 4 1.2.1 Factors involved in Galvanic Corrosion 8 1.2.2 Galvanic Series and Corrosion 9 1.2.3 The Nature of the Metal/Solution Interface 10 1.2.4 Polarization of the Galvanic Cell 10 1.2.5 Testing of Galvanic Corrosion 13 1.3 Stray Current Corrosion 13 1.4 Localized Corrosion 14 1.4.1 Pitting Corrosion 15 1.4.2 Poultice Corrosion 17 1.4.3 Crevice Corrosion 17 1.4.4 Filiform Corrosion 18 1.4.5 Breakdown of Passivation 19 1.4.6 Coatings and Localized Corrosion 20 1.4.7 Electrochemical Studies of Localized Corrosion 20 1.4.8 Potentiostatic Methods 22 1.4.9 Prevention of Localized Corrosion 22 1.4.10 Corrosion Tests 23 1.4.11 Changes in Mechanical Properties 23 1.4.12 Electrochemical Techniques for the Study of Localized Corrosion 24 1.4.13 Electrochemical Impedance and Localized Corrosion 24 1.4.14 The SRET 25 1.5 Metallurgically Influenced Corrosion 25 1.5.1 The Influence of Metallurgical Properties in Aqueous Media 25 1.6 Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) 36 1.6.1 Growth and Metabolism 36 1.6.2 Environments 37 1.6.3 Biological Corrosion in Freshwater Environments 37 1.6.4 Biological Corrosion in Marine Environments 37 1.6.5 Industries Affected 38 1.6.6 Role of Some Microbiological Species in Corrosion 38 1.6.7 Attack by Organisms Other than SRB 39 1.6.8 Production of Biofilms 40 1.6.9 Production of Sulfides 41 1.6.10 Formation of Organic and Inorganic Acids 41 1.6.11 Gases from Organisms 41 1.6.12 MIC of Materials 41 1.6.13 Wood and Polymers 41 1.6.14 Hydrocarbons 42 1.6.15 Types of Corrosion of Metals and Alloys 42 1.6.16 Microbiological Impacts and Testing 43 1.6.17 Recognition of Microbiological Corrosion 43 1.7 Mechanically Assisted Corrosion 44 1.7.1 Corrosion and Wear 44 1.7.2 Abrasion 45 1.7.3 Wear Impact 45 1.7.4 Corrosion Effects 46 1.7.5 Wear Damage Mechanisms 46 1.7.6 Adhesive Wear 46 1.7.7 Abrasive Wear 47 1.7.8 Fatigue Wear 47 1.7.9 Impact Wear 47 1.7.10 Chemical or Corrosive Wear 48 1.7.11 Oxidative Wear 49 1.7.12 Electric-Arc-Induced Wear 50 1.7.13 Erosion-Corrosion 50 1.7.14 Impingement 51 1.7.15 Effect of Turbulence 52 1.7.16 Galv...
