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Valves: Solving the External Corrosion Mystery
Author(s) -
Tibbs Judith P.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1989.tb00524.x
Subject(s) - corrosion , crevice corrosion , materials science , metallurgy , metal , forensic engineering , engineering
Two case studies are presented to demonstrate the proper procedure for identifying an external corrosion problem on valves. Theories of corrosion are presented: uniform attack, two‐metal corrosion, area effect, and crevice corrosion.