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Introduction To Corrosion: Lecture#01
Introduction To Corrosion: Lecture#01
Lecture#01
Definition
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Environments in Corrosion1
Sheir, L.L., R.A. Jarman, and G.T. Burstein, eds. Corrosion. 3rd ed. Vol. 1. 2000, Butterworth-Heinemann: Oxford.
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Corrosion: Metallurgy in Reverse2
Fontana, M.G., Corrosion Engineering. 3rd ed. 1986, New York: McGraw-Hill.
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Some Corrosion
Failure Examples 3
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Aloha Incident (Contd..)
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Bhopal Accident
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Carlsbad Pipeline Explosion
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Flow Accelerated Corrosion
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Nuclear Reactor with a Hole in the Head
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Losses due to Corrosion4
Uhlig, H.H. and R.W. Revie, Corrosion and Corrosion Control. 3rd ed. 1985, New York: John Wiley & Sons.
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Cost of Corrosion
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Cost of Corrosion(2004) in billion US$5
Country Direct Cost Indirect Cost
USA 303.76 200 (approximately)
Japan 59.02
Former USSR 55.01
Germany 49.26
UK 8.51
Australia 7.32
Belgium 6.75
India 3.78
Poland 3.53
Canada 3.38
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Global 510.14 940 (approximately)
Bhaskaran, R., N. Palaniswamy, and N.S. Rengaswamy, Global Cost of Corrosion—A Historical Review,
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So……Why Study Corrosion?
Materials are precious resources
Engineering design is incomplete without knowledge
of corrosion
Applying knowledge of corrosion protection can
minimize disasters
Corrosion – contaminate products such as
pharmaceutical, food and dairy products or luxury
items like soap
Corrosion products – threat to the environment
Artificial implants for the human body!!!
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Distribution of disciplines in which
active corrosion engineers have
graduated
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So .. What would be expected from You
(a Corrosion Engineer)?
Ensuring maximum life of new equipment
Preservation of existing equipment
Protecting or improving the quality of a product in order to
maintain or improve a competitive position.
Avoiding costly interruptions of production.
Reducing or eliminating losses of valuable products by spillage
or leaks.
Refitting of equipment withdrawn from service because of
corrosion.
Reducing hazards to life and property that might be associated
with corrosion:
Explosions of pressure vessels or piping systems
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