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Conditions Contributing to Underground Copper Corrosion
Author(s) -
Myers James R.,
Cohen Arthur
Publication year - 1984
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.1551-8833.1984.tb05390.x
Subject(s) - corrosion , copper , impervious surface , metallurgy , erosion corrosion of copper water tubes , materials science , environmental science , ecology , biology
Copper, a noble metal that occurs naturally in its elemental form, is almost totally impervious to corrosion from soils found worldwide. But it would be misleading to infer that copper will not corrode. This article identifies a host of possible situations in which copper pipe or tubing may be subject to external corrosion. These situations are discussed in detail, and suggestions are given on how to identify underground corrosion of copper pipe without excavating and how to mitigate existing corrosion conditions.