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CORROSION BASICS
CORROSION BASICS (from Swain (1996) and Schultz (1997)) What is CORROSION ? Webster s Dictionary - corrode (v.) To eat away or be eaten away gradually, especially by chemical action. NACE CORROSION BASICS - CORROSION may be defined as the deterioration of a material (usually a metal) because of a reaction with the environment. Why do metals corrode? Most metals are found in nature as ores. The manufacturing process of converting these ores into metals involves the input of energy. During the CORROSION reaction the energy added in manufacturing is released, and the metal is returned to its oxide state.
chemical action. • NACE Corrosion Basics - corrosion may be defined as the deterioration of a material (usually a metal) because of a reaction with the environment. Why do metals corrode? Most metals are found in nature as ores. The manufacturing process of converting these ores into ... which the reaction proceeds is governed by kinetics.
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