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CORROSION RATE WEIGHT LOSS METHOD

S.No. Initial Final Weight loss Concentration Time of Area

Weight Weight (w1-w2)gm of Hcl (N) exposure (inch2)
(w1 gm) (w2 gm) (hour)

CALCULATION

534 (w1-w2)
Rate of Corrosion = ……………. Inch/Year
DAT

w1 = Initial Weight of the specimen

w2 = Final Weight of the specimen
D = Density of the specimen for iron
T = Time of Exposure (hour)
A = Area of the specimen (inch) 2

MATERIALS REQUIRED
 Iron pieces
 Electronic Balances
 Sand paper
 Filter paper
 Stop watch
 Hydrochloric acid
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DETERMINATION OF CORROSION RATE ON MILD STEEL BY WEIGHT LOSS METHOD

Exp.No.9 DATE :

AIM
To determine the rate of corrosion of iron specimen in hydrochloric acid at room temperature by weight
loss method.
PRINCIPLE
Almost all metals undergo corrosion. Corrosion is an undesirable and slow process. The
cost of replacement of materials and equipments lost through corrosion is estimated to be more than one
lakh crore rupees per year. Thus corrosion is regarded as a cancer of metals that destroys economy and
equipments. Generally metal surfaces are covered with impurities like rust and scales. These impurities
at the time of coating, will produce porous and discontinuous coating. In order to obtain an adherent,
cohesive, smooth and uniform coating, the impurities must be completely removed by dipping them in
an acid. This is known as acid cleaning or pickling. Pickling is generally employed to remove the scale
by oxidation of metal.
Fe Fe2+ + 2e-
Dilute hydrochloric acid is used as pickling solution. By dipping the metal plate in the acid, the metal
ions along with rust get dissolved. Such dissolution is called corrosion. It is observed that as the time of
dipping in acid increases and the acid concentration increase, the rate of corrosion also increase.
PROCEDURE
Mild steel specimens of known dimensions are taken and are washed thoroughly with distilled water and
are air dried. The initial weight of the specimen is noted(w1 gm). Different concentrations (1N, 2N, 3N,
4N) of hydrochloric acid solutions prepared. They are known as pickling solutions. The mild steel
specimens are dipped in 100ml of various hydrochloric acid solutions for about 30 minutes. After that
they are taken out and thoroughly with distilled water and are air dried. Again the specimens are
weighed. The final weight of the specimen is noted (w2 gm). From the Weight loss (w1-w2) gm,the rate
of corrosion can be calculated using the formula
534 (w1-w2)
Rate of Corrosion = ……………. Inch/Year
DAT
w1 = Initial Weight of the specimen
w2 = Final Weight of the specimen
D = Density of the specimen for iron
T = Time of Exposure (hour)
A = Area of the specimen (inch) 2

RESULT: Rate of Corrosion = ………. Inch/Year