Corrosion for Everybody - Groysman, Alec

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Résumé :
People seldom enjoy corrosion. They usually perceive it as a nasty phenomenon with which they must cope. Yet many people, far from the corrosion field, come across it because of their professional duty. Lawyers, historians, doctors, architects, philosophers, artists, and archeologists, to name a few, may want or need to understand the principles of corrosion. This volume explains this important topic in a lucid, interesting, and popular form to everybody: to students and young engineers who are only beginning their studies, to scientists and engineers who have dealt with corrosion for many years, and to non-specialists involved in corrosion problems. The book uses a fresh writing style, with some new explanations relating to thermodynamics of oxidation of iron and mild steels in water, reversible and irreversible potential, solubility of oxygen in water and aqueous solutions of electrolytes, corrosion of metals in fuels, corrosion of storage tanks for fuels and their corrosion control, corrosion monitoring in practice, humanitarian aspects of corrosion science and technology (history of the evolution of knowledge about corrosion, relationships between corrosion and philosophy, corrosion and art). Many practical examples of various corrosion phenomena are given.

Sommaire:
Contents; Preface; 1. Corrosion Mechanism and Corrosion Factors: 1. Definition of corrosion; 2. Metals and non-metals; 3. Prediction of the metal corrosion; 4. Corrosion kinetics; 5. Corrosion mechanisms; 6. Corrosion of iron in water and aqueous salt solutions; 7. Corrosion of iron and carbon steels in acids; 8. Corrosion factors; 9. Differential aeration cell; 2: Corrosion phenomena; 1. Uniform or General Corrosion; 2. Non-Uniform, or Localized, Corrosion; 3. Pitting corrosion; 4. Galvanic corrosion; 5. Corrosion that occurs with the participation of micro-organisms; 6. Erosion ? corrosion and cavitation; 7. Other corrosion phenomena; 3. Corrosion in natural and industrial environments: 1. Corrosion in water; 2. Corrosion inthe atmosphere; 3. Dewpoint corrosion; 4. Corrosion under thermal insulation; 5. Corrosion in fuels; 6. Corrosion of storage tanks for fuels and their corrosion control; 7. Corrosion and corrosion control in the presence of naphthenic acids; 4. Corrosion control measures: 1. Use of coatings; 2. Electrochemical methods of corrosion control; 3. Change of chemistry of the environment; 5. Corrosion monitoring: 1. Corrosion Allowance; 2. Corrosion Monitoring Methods; 3. Controling the Environment (chemical analytical, physico-chemical, physical and microbiological methods; 4. Electrochemical methods; 5. Monitoring the corrosiveness of the atmosphere; 6. Online, Real time corrosion monitoring in industrial systems; 7. Conclusions; 6. Humanitarian aspects of corrosion science and technology: 1. History of the evolution of knowledge about corrosion; 2. Corrosion and philosophy; 3. Corrosion and art; Appendix A. Thermodynamics of oxidation of iron and mild steels in water; Appendix B. Reversible and irreversible electrode potential; Appendix C. Electrochemical kinetics and polarization curves; Appendix D. Passivity; Appendix E. Solubility of oxygen in water and aqueous solutions of electrolytes; Appendix F. Chemical compositions of alloys; AppendixG. Biocides using in industry; Appendix H. Physico-chemical properties of crude oil, petroleum distillates/fuels, naphthenic and some aliphatic acids; Appendix I. Identification of corrosion products according to their colors; Postscript; Color Section; Index.