Corrosion Science Chemistry Research Article

The Effects and Economic Impact of Corrosion • Metals producers • Trade associations and technical societies • Consultants Titles of several widely used textbooks on corrosion and a compre- hensive bibliography relevant to corrosion are provided at the conclu- sion of this chapter (see the Selected References). Complementing print products are video training courses that are available from ASM Inter- national (formerly the American Society for Metals) and NACE Inter- national (formerly the National Association of Corrosion Engineers). Reference works that list corrodents in alphabetical order and give in- formation for a variety of metallic and nonmetallic materials are partic- ularly useful. Some provide only qualitative information such as “Re- sistant,” “Unsatisfactory,” etc., but others can give a more specific indication of the general corrosion rate. An example of the latter ap- proach is Corrosion Resistance Tables: Metals, Nonmetals, Coatings, Mortars, Plastics, Elastomers and Linings, and Fabrics published by Marcel Dekker. In the Corrosion Data Survey—Metals and its compan- ion volume, Corrosion Data Survey—Nonmetals, published by NACE International, the corrosion rate of a given material is plotted against temperature and corrodent concentration. Electronic versions of these products are also described in Chapter 8. A number of technical journals on the subject of corrosion exist. Ex- amples include Corrosion, and Materials Performance, published by NACE International, and Oxidation of Metals, published by Plenum Publishing Corp. Journals covering corrosion science and technology can also be found in numerous other metallurgical, surface engineering (coating), chemical, and electrochemical publications. The Source Journals in Metals & Materials, available in print or electronic format from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (Beachwood, OH) lists dozens of journals devoted to corrosion. Producers of metals and alloys publish considerable product data and educational information, as do trade associations such as the Nickel De- velopment Institute, the Aluminum Association, the Copper Develop- ment Association, and the Specialty Steel Industry of North America. Addresses for these and other associations and societies are listed in the appendix to this chapter. Research organizations such as the LaQue Center for Corrosion Technology (Wrightsville Beach, NC) and the Electric Power Research Institute (Palo Alto, CA) also provide exten- sive corrosion information. Several technical societies are involved with corrosion work. They serve as a source of technical literature, standards, reports, and soft- ware. They also sponsor technical symposia and have technical com- mittees that cover a broad spectrum of corrosion problems. In the United States, the primary society devoted to corrosion is NACE Inter- 15

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