Corrosion Fundamentals

• Corrosion Fundamentals
• Why Metals Corrode
• Electrochemistry
• The Nature of Matter
• Electrochemical Cells
• Forms of Corrosion
• Uniform Corrosion
• Galvanic Corrosion
• Concentration Cell Corrosion
• Pitting Corrosion
• Crevice Corrosion
• Filiform Corrosion
• Intergranular Corrosion
• Stress Corrosion Cracking
• Corrosion Fatigue
• Fretting Corrosion
• Erosion Corrosion
• Dealloying
• Hydrogen Damage
• Corrosion in Concrete
• Microbial Corrosion
• Corrosion Control
• Design
• Materials Selection
• Protective Coatings
• Inhibitors and Other Means of Environmental Alteration
• Corrosion Allowances
• Cathodic Protection
• Sources of Additional Information

Sources of Additional Information

Guidance on how to solve corrosion problems is contained in NASA-KSC TM-584C, "Corrosion Control and Treatment Manual".

Additional information on corrosion can be obtained by contacting the following organizations:

NACE International
ASM International
American Society for Testing of Materials
Society for Protective Coatings

Textbooks and references on corrosion include:

1. H. Uhlig and W. Revie, Corrosion and Corrosion Control, Wiley, New York, 1985.

2. R. S. Treseder, NACE Corrosion Engineer's Reference Book, NACE, Houston, 1980.

3. Corrosion, Vol. 13, Metals Handbook, American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio, 1987.

4. Landrum, Fundamentals of Designing for Corrosion Control, NACE, Houston, 1989.

5. M. Fontana, Corrosion Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1986.

6. S. Chawla and R. Gupta, Materials Selection for Corrosion Control, ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, 1993.

All of these books can be obtained from NACE International.

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