An Introduction to Electrochemical Corrosion Testing for Practicing Engineers and Scientists

Book excerpt: Electrochemical corrosion testing provides the means for predicting long term corrosion behavior and service lifetime of metallic structures, such as storage tanks, as well as monitoring of equipment to prevent catastrophic failure. This book was written with the objective of providing engineers and scientists how-to-knowledge on the use of electrochemical corrosion testing to: a) solve corrosion problems, b)specify materials of construction for corrosive environments, c) determine service lifetime for a metallic structures without having the luxury of conducting long-term exposure tests, or d)monitor corrosion to prevent catastrophic failures from occurring.