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    This document provides an introduction to corrosion, including: 1. A definition of corrosion as the destruction of a metal through chemical or electrochemical reaction with its environment. 2. Examples of corrosion failures like pipeline explosions and holes in nuclear reactor heads to illustrate the importance and costs of studying corrosion. 3. Statistics on the enormous global direct and indirect costs of corrosion exceeding $1 trillion annually, far more than other natural disasters, to emphasize why understanding and preventing corrosion is economically significant.

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    This document provides an introduction to corrosion, including: 1. A definition of corrosion as the destruction of a metal through chemical or electrochemical reaction with its environment. 2. Examples of corrosion failures like pipeline explosions and holes in nuclear reactor heads to illustrate the importance and costs of studying corrosion. 3. Statistics on the enormous global direct and indirect costs of corrosion exceeding $1 trillion annually, far more than other natural disasters, to emphasize why understanding and preventing corrosion is economically significant.

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    Introduction to

    Corrosion

    Lecture#01
    Definition

    Corrosion may be defined as the destruction


    of a metal or an alloy because of chemical or
    electrochemical reaction with its surrounding
    environment or medium

    2
    Environments in
    Corrosion1

    Sheir, L.L., R.A. Jarman, and G.T. Burstein, eds. Corrosion. 3rd ed. Vol. 1. 2000, Butterworth-Heinemann: Oxford.
    1

    3
    Corrosion: Metallurgy in
    Reverse2

    2
    Fontana, M.G., Corrosion Engineering. 3rd ed. 1986, New York: McGraw-Hill.
    4
    Some Corrosion
    Failure Examples 3

    Corrosion Doctors Website. Homepage: http://www.corrosion-doctors.org


    3
    Aloha Incident

    6
    Aloha Incident (Contd..)

    7
    Bhopal Accident

    8
    Carlsbad Pipeline Explosion

    9
    Flow Accelerated Corrosion

    10
    Nuclear Reactor with a Hole in
    the Head

    11
    Losses due to Corrosion4

    Uhlig, H.H. and R.W. Revie, Corrosion and Corrosion Control. 3rd ed. 1985, New York: John Wiley & Sons.
    4

    12
    Cost of Corrosion

    Which cost more?


    Corrosion
    Fire
    Flooding
    Earthquake

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    Cost of Corrosion(2004) in
    billion US$5 Direct Cost
    Country Indirect Cost
    USA 303.76 200 (approximately)
    Japan 59.02
    Former USSR 55.01
    Germany 49.26
    UK 8.51
    Australia 7.32
    Belgium 6.75
    India 3.78
    Poland 3.53
    Canada 3.38
    .....
    .....
    .....
    Global 510.14 940 (approximately)

    Bhaskaran, R., N. Palaniswamy, and N.S. Rengaswamy, Global Cost of CorrosionA Historical Review,
    5

    in Corrosion: Materials, Vol 13B, ASM Handbook. 2005, ASM International. 14


    Example of Overdesign3

    An 8" in. dia oil pipeline 225 miles long with a


    in. wall thickness was installed with no
    corrosion protection system
    With appropriate protection namely cathodic
    protection, it would have a thin wall thickness
    which would
    save 3,700 tons of steel (worth more than one
    million dollar)
    increase internal capacity of the pipeline by about
    5%.

    15
    SoWhy Study Corrosion?
    Materials are precious resources
    Engineering design is incomplete without knowledge
    of corrosion
    Applying knowledge of corrosion protection can
    minimize disasters
    Corrosion contaminate products such as
    pharmaceutical, food and dairy products or luxury
    items like soap
    Corrosion products threat to the environment
    Artificial implants for the human body!!!
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    Distribution of disciplines in
    which active corrosion
    engineers have graduated

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    So .. What would be expected
    from You (a Corrosion
    Engineer)?
    Ensuring maximum life of new equipment
    Preservation of existing equipment
    Protecting or improving the quality of a product in order to
    maintain or improve a competitive position.
    Avoiding costly interruptions of production.
    Reducing or eliminating losses of valuable products by spillage
    or leaks.
    Refitting of equipment withdrawn from service because of
    corrosion.
    Reducing hazards to life and property that might be associated
    with corrosion:
    Explosions of pressure vessels or piping systems

    release of poisonous or explosive gases or vapors

    are a few examples.

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