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Technical and Legal Aspects of Copper Tube Corrosion
Author(s) -
Rambow Carl A.,
Holmgren Richard S.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1966.tb01588.x
Subject(s) - copper , corrosion , tube (container) , metallurgy , erosion corrosion of copper water tubes , materials science , environmental science , composite material
Although copper tube is a high‐quality, trouble‐free, corrosion‐resistant, and otherwise generally satisfactory material, this very fact has led many users to assume that copper would not corrode under any conditions of exposure to domestic water. This is not the case. The authors are aware of several instances in which copper tube has failed owing to corrosion‐caused leaks. There have been other instances in which corrosion did not result in leaks but in which the copper content of the water so increased that the suitability of the water for domestic purposes was affected.