Covering the essential aspects of the corrosion behavior of metals in aqueous environments, this book is designed with the flexibility needed for use in courses for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, for concentrated courses in industry, for individual study, and as a reference book.
Contents:
- Chapter 1 provides an overview of aqueous corrosion, emphasizing corrosion as an interface phenomenon dependent on the variables defining the metal, the environment, and the physical aspects of the interface itself.
- Chapter 2 gives the electrochemical background on electrode reactions together with the principles governing the stability of metal/environment systems, and includes a detailed discussion of Pourbaix diagrams and their practical use.
- Chapter 3 provides the electrochemical background on electrode kinetics, and includes a discussion of models for anodic and cathodic reactions at the metal/environment interface and for diffusion of species to and from the interface, as well as introducing electrochemical measurements to determine values of the kinetic parameters.
- Chapter 4 emphasizes how the coupling of cathodic and anodic reactions establish a mixed electrode or surface of corrosion cells, and how the corrosion rate is established. Polarization curves are used to show how these variables determine the corrosion current density and corrosion potential.
- Chapter 5 introduces the corrosion behavior of active-passive type metals, emphasizing the more complex anodic polarization behavior of these metals and the associated problems in interpreting their corrosion behavior.
- Chapter 6 describes the principles and procedures of electrochemical measurements used to investigate corrosion behavior.
- Chapter 7 discusses localized corrosion phenomena and covers specific corrosion processes extending from pitting and crevice corrosion to stress-corrosion cracking and corrosion fatigue. Examples of localized corrosion are provided. Here the reader learns that corrosion involves a breadth of disciplines extending from electrochemistry and materials science to solid and fluid mechanics.