Atmospheric corrosion effects

F. Sarnie, 1. Tidblad, V. Kucera, and C. Leygraf, Atmospheric corrosion effects of HNO I Electrochem. Soc. 154G249 (200. ... 

Weather conditions at the time of initial exposure of zinc and steel have a large influence on the protective nature of the initial corrosion products This can still be detected some months after initial exposure. Finally, rust on steel contains a proportion of ferrous sulphate which increases with increase in SO2 pollution of the atmosphere. The effect of this on corrosion rate is so strong that mild steel transferred from an industrial atmosphere to a rural one corrodes for some months as though it was still exposed to the industrial environment. ... 

Table 3.4 Effect of the surface condition at the time of exposure on the atmospheric corrosion of mild steel (BISRA) (5 years outdoor exposure at Sheffield)...

Table 3.21B Effect of molybdenum content on atmospheric corrosion. Heavy industrial site. ...

Table 3.21C Effect of environment type on atmospheric corrosion. 18 years ...

In marine atmospheres magnesium chloride is formed and eventually oxychloride by reaction with magnesium hydroxide formed at the same time. Since the chloride is hygroscopic, moisture is attracted and the corrosive effect is hence much worse than that of water alone. 

Atmospheric corrosion can be prevented by using volatile inhibitors which need not be applied directly to the surfaces to be protected. Most such inhibitors are amine nitrites, benzoates, chromates, etc. They are mainly used with ferrous metals. There is still some disagreement as to the mechanism of action. Clearly, any moisture that condenses must be converted to an inhibitive solution. There is no doubt that the widely used volatile inhibitors are effective in aqueous solutions containing moderate... 

The atmospheric corrosion rate of metals depends mainly on TOW and pollutants however, if the differences in the corrosion process between outdoor and indoor conditions are taken into account, the influence of direct precipitation such as rain is very important for outdoor and negligible for indoor conditions. The acceleration effect of pollutants could change depending on wetness conditions of the surface, so the influence of the rain time and quantity should be very important in determining changes in corrosion rate. 

The cleaning effect of rain is important in the corrosion process. In many cases this variable is significant, as well as the inclusion of time of rain as an independent variable in explaining the influence of different parameters in atmospheric corrosion rate of basic metals. 

The adsorption isotherms for metallic surfaces are reported in the literature however, an important part of the atmospheric corrosion process takes place under rust layers, which play a decisive role in the long-term course of corrosion because of its sorption capacity for water. The influence of the chloride and sulfate anions has a real effect only when the corrosion products layer is already formed. Thus, the adsorption isotherms of the steel corrosion products formed in different atmospheres were determined. 

TOW-ISO does not take into account the washing and cleaning effect of rain, a very important aspect in atmospheric corrosion outdoors. 

Wang Jia, Zhang Jibiao. The effect of micro-droplets formation caused by the deliquescence of the deposited salt particle on atmospheric corrosion of metals. Proceedings 16th International Corrosion Congress, Beijing, China, September 19-24, 2005. 

The role of alloying elements in weathering steels consists of the effect of formation of the protective layer of corrosion products increase in mechanical strength and toughness and improved weldability. The protective qualities of the corrosion products on the steel depend on the continuous growth of the adherent, compact, inner layer and on low porosity within the layer. The kinetics of atmospheric corrosion were found to obey the equation,... 

In previous designs of SCWO reactors, special materials such as Hastelloy, Inconel or Gold1 were needed to withstand such drastic operation condition of temperature and pressure to reduce corrosion effects imposed by the oxidizing atmosphere... 

Fig. 5.11 Atmospheric corrosion of iron and inhibitive effects of chromate pigments [5.58].

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