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This concise volume examines corrosion, its dangers, impact on the economy and human safety, as well as how to protect against it. The author explains the types of corrosion, the mechanism of its occurrence, methods of prevention, and its risks. It provides detailed images that illustrate types of corrosion so that the engineer or operator can distinguish its type choose the appropriate corrective action.
Table des matières
Introduction.- Electrochemistry of corrosion.- Thermodynamics of corrosion, electrochemical series, and concentration cell.- Pourbaix diagram.- Exchange current density, polarization, activation polarization, and Tafel equation.- Mixed Potential Theory.- Concentration Polarization.- Passivation.- Different corrosion protection mechanisms, electrochemical ways of protection, and cathodic protection.- Forms of corrosion.- Corrosion protection.- Inhibitors.- Key characteristics of the coating.- Oxidation and hot corrosion phenomenon.- Hot corrosion.- Corrosion testing and failure analysis.- Failure analysis.- Corrosion behavior of composite, polymer, and ceramic.- Composite corrosion.
A propos de l'auteur
Dr. Mehdi Mohammed Ghatus is Visiting Assistant Professor at Eastern Michigan University, College of Engineering and Technology, Ypsilanti, MI, USA
Résumé
This concise volume examines corrosion, its dangers, impact on the economy and human safety, as well as how to protect against it. The author explains the types of corrosion, the mechanism of its occurrence, methods of prevention, and its risks. It provides detailed images that illustrate types of corrosion so that the engineer or operator can distinguish its type choose the appropriate corrective action.
