Corrosion Damage, Defects, and Failures

Corrosion costs in Canada (14,15) are about 3,475 billion out of which 235 million are avoidable by adopting corrosion control measures. So far, there has been no initiative in implementing corrosion control measures to reduce the corrosion costs. This aspect is in the realm of activity of a federal government or a national research laboratory that deals with materials science. The following recommendations have been made to counter the effects of wear and corrosion in Canada establish a national secretariat whose functions are to  

ascertain the corrosion costs in all sectors of industry in detail and arrive at avoidable costs  

assemble a directory of all available wear and corrosion experts in Canada including private consultants, academicians, researchers in industry, and government organizations  

publish, in consultation with both industry and academicians, as many guides as necessary pertinent to various sectors of industry where wear and corrosion measures are invaluable for distribution  

produce, in addition to the guides, booklets and films on wear and controlling corrosion with the titles (i) methods (ii) advisory services (iii) economics (iv) specifications and standards (v) case studies and (vi) monitoring for distribution  

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One of the consequences of corrosion is the failure of a machine or a system to function according to the specifications or the prescribed standards. The failure of a system to function according to specifications warrants a failure analysis of the system to identify the root causes of failure and suggestions to correct the situation. Corrosion damage, defects, and failures can have major and serious consequences on the operation of a system. Failure of a system with respect to corrosion is a final step or stage before the system undergoes corrosion damage and defects. 

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