The Corrosion Performance of Metals for the Marine Environment: A Basic Guide

The Corrosion Performance of Metals for the Marine Environment: A Basic Guide (European Federation of Corrosion and Nace International Joint Publication)

ISBN-10: 1907975586
ISBN-13: 9781907975585
Release: May 18, 2012
Paperback: 89 pages
Book Description
Engineers with an interest in the marine environment can take advantage of many years of accumulated corrosion experience in a quick and concise manner with this publication. It covers the corrosion behaviour in sea water of steel, stainless steel and cast iron as well as alloys of copper, aluminium, nickel and titanium. Applications, commonly-used alloy compositions and mechanical properties are also covered for each alloy system, plus a special section is devoted to galvanic corrosion and its avoidance.