CALCULATION OF CORROSION INDICES ACCORDING TO ASTM G 101

Enter desired composition in right-hand column. Corresponding corrosion

indices appear at the bottom.

Element Composition,
weight %
Carbon 0.100
Manganese 1.180
Phosphorus 0.012
Sulfur 0.011
Silicon 0.360
Nickel 0.310
Chromium 0.530
Copper 0.300
Aluminum 0.020
Vanadium 0.040
Cobalt 0.000
Arsenic 0.002
Molybdenum 0.005
Tin 0.002
Tungsten 0.000

Corrosion Index 6.3.1 6.67

Corrosion Index 6.3.2 6.15

B values Bethlehem 0.230

" Columbus 0.369
" Pittsburgh 0.464

A values Bethlehem 18.417

" Columbus 15.824
" Pittsburgh 13.927

Years to Bethlehem 7515

10-mil loss Columbus 153
Pittsburgh 43

21-yr loss Bethlehem 2.58

14-yr loss Columbus 4.11
9-yr loss Pittsburgh 4.86

BLP CI Bethlehem 7.42

" Columbus 5.89
" Pittsburgh 5.14