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The Resistance of Certain Metals and Metallic Alloys to Corrosion and Solution by Sea‐Water
Author(s) -
Stowell Flaxney Percival
Publication year - 1927
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1927.tb07429.x
Subject(s) - corrosion , seawater , metallurgy , metal , materials science , immersion (mathematics) , oxide , geology , mathematics , oceanography , pure mathematics
S ummary .1 A brief account is given of various tests relating to the corrosive and solvent action of sea‐water on metals and metallic alloys. 2 Natural films of oxide or chemically‐induced protective coatings have been found in two cases to withstand fairly successfully the attack of sea‐water. 3 The weakness of paints and varnishes as protective coatings lies in the formation of minute cracks and pinholes, which cause pitting when brought into contact with sea‐water. 4 Semi‐immersion was found to be a more rigorous and exacting test than total immersion, and test samples should be submitted to both treatments before an opinion is expressed as to their corrosion‐resisting properties.