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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors Revie, R. Winston 1944- (Author), Uhlig, Herbert Henry, 1907- (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Interscience, a John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Publication, [2008]
EditionFourth edition.
Subjects
Corrosion and anti-corrosives.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780470277256
0470277254
9780470277270
0470277270
9781523115518
1523115513
9780471732792
0471732796
Physical Description1 online resource (xx, 490 pages) : illustrations

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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.

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