Atmospheric Corrosion

Iron was first separated from its ore about 4000BC and promptly began to corrode. The global cost of corrosion has been estimated at upwards of 100 million U.S. dollars per year. This work focuses on what scientifically can be done and in what timeframe.

List of contents

Aus dem Inhalt:
The Many Faces of Atmospheric Corrosion.

A Conceptual Picture of Atmospheric Corrosion.

A Multi-Regime Perspective on Atmospheric Corrosion.

Atmospheric Gases and Their Involvement in Corrosion.

Atmospheric Particles and Their Involvement in Corrosion.

Corrosion in Laboratory Exposures.

Corrosion in Outdoor Exposures.

Corrosion in Indoor Exposures.

Advanced Stages of Corrosion.

Applied Atmospheric Corrosion: Architectural and Structural Materials.

Applied Atmospheric Corrosion: Electronic Devices.

Applied Atmospheric Corrosion: Cultural Artifacts.

Scenarios for Atmospheric Corrosion in the 21st Century.

Appendices.

Glossary.

Index.

Report

"...suitable as a text in a one-semester course for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students in any of the physical or engineering sciences." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 2, June 2001)
"I have no doubt that this book will become a standard introductory text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in corrosion science and related disciplines..." (Chemistry in Britain, February 2001)
"Anyone who wants to fight corrosion should read and use this book...It should be acquired by any industrial organizations suffering from atmospheric corrosion and intending to solve its problem." (Corrosion Reviews, Vol. 20, No. 1-2, 2002)
"thorough and clearly written...a welcome addition to the bookshelf of he practicing corrosion professional..." (Corrosion, May 2003)

Product details

• Authors: Electrochemic, Graedel, T. E. Graedel, Thomas Graedel, Thomas E. Graedel, Thomas Leygraf Graedel, GRAEDEL THOMAS LEYGRAF CHRISTOFER, Leygraf, Christofe Leygraf, Christofer Leygraf
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.09.2000
• EAN: 9780471372196
• ISBN: 978-0-471-37219-6
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Electrochemical Society; Electrochemical Society Series; Electrochemical Society
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Physical chemistry; Chemie, Korrosion, Elektrochemie, chemistry, Materialwissenschaften, electrochemistry, corrosion, Materials science