Welcome

to the
Basic Corrosion course
Basic Corrosion Course
The goal of this course is to provide
interested persons with a basic
overview of the theoretical and
practical aspects of corrosion and
its control.
What do we expect you to have to
be successful in this course?
An interest in learning more
about corrosion
Chapter 1Introduction
Basic Corrosion Course
Corrosion Definition
The deterioration of a substance
(usually a metal) or its properties
because of a reaction with its
environment.
Are all of these Corrosion?
Corrosion Affects You!
Your Environment
Your Company
Your Job
Your Safety
Your Pocketbook
Total Direct Cost of Corrosion in the
U.S.
B$276 / year = 3.1% of GDP

Source: Corrosion Cost and Preventative Strategies
in the United States, September 2001, Report FHWA-
RD-01-156

Cost of Corrosion
$8.3
$7.0
$0.3
$7.0
$-
$-
$5.0
$36.0
$6.9
$-
$23.4
$2.7
$2.2
$0.5
$0.9
$1.4
$0.1
$3.7
$1.7
$6.0
$1.1
$2.1
$-
$1.5
$20.0
$0.1
$- $10 $20 $30 $40
1.00
Cost Of Corrosion Per Analyzed Economic Sector, ($ x billion)
Highway Bridges
Gas and Liquid Transm. Pipelines
Waterways and Ports
Hazardous Materials Storage
Airports
Railroads
Gas Distribution
Drinking Water and Sewer Systems
Electrical Utilities
Telecommunication
Motor Vehicles
Ships
Aircraft
Railroad Cars
Hazardous Materials Transport
Oil and Gas Expl.and Production
Mining
Petroleum Refining
Chem., Petrochem., Pharm.
Pulp and Paper
Agricultural
Food Processing
Electronics
Home Appliances
Defense
Nuclear Waste Storage
Cost of Corrosion per Analyzed Economic Sector, ($x billion)
Direct Corrosion Costs
Excessive Maintenance /Repair/Replacement
Lost Production/Downtime
Product Contamination
Loss of Product
Loss of Efficiency (Oversizing & Excess)
Energy Costs
Accidents
Increased Capital Costs Overdesign
Environmental Cleanup Fines
Indirect Corrosion Costs
Safety
Structural Collapse
Leaks
Fire/Toxic Releases
Product Contamination
Foods/Pharmaceuticals
Water
Consumer Confidence
Loss of Redundancy
Appearance
Increased Regulation
Forms of Corrosion
General Corrosion
Localized Corrosion
Pitting
Crevice Corrosion
Filiform Corrosion
Galvanic Corrosion
Environmental Corrosion Cracking
Flow-Assisted Corrosion
Intergranular Corrosion
Dealloying
Fretting Corrosion
High Temperature Corrosion

General
Corrosion
Stress
Corrosion
Cracking
Pitting Corrosion
Is this General, or Localized?
Crevice
Corrosion
Is it General or
Localized?
Filiform Corrosion
Is it General or Localized?
Galvanic Corrosion
Is this General, or Localized?
Is it General or
Localized?
Velocity Effect
Corrosion-
Erosion
Corrosion
Is it General or
Localized?
I ntergranular Corrosion
De-Alloying
Fretting
High-Temperature Corrosion
What causes the corrosion
of metals?
There is an imbalance of energy that
equalizes during corrosion processes
(non-equilibrium)

The balancing process is called an
electrochemical reaction which we will
study in the next chapter.

We must study the atoms to understand
this process.
Where can I obtain more information
about corrosion?
NACE International
American Gas Association
American National Standards Institute
American Petroleum Institute
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society for Testing and Materials ASM
International
Materials Technology Institute
SSPC-The Society for Protective Coatings
Steel Tank Institute
UK Institute of Corrosion


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