CORROSION (Defination)

• Corrosion is defined as the destruction or

deterioration of a material because of reaction with its
environment.
• Some insist that the definition should be restricted to
metals, but often the corrosion engineers must
consider both metals and nonmetals (ceramics,
plastics, rubber, and other nonmetallic materials) for
solution of a given problem.
• It's an electrochemical reaction/process
RUSTING (Defination)

• Rusting is a term reserved for steel and iron

corrosion, although many other metals form their
oxides when corrosion occurs.
FACTORS

• Metallurgical Behaviour
• Physical Chemical Behaviour
• Electrochemical Behaviour
• Thermodynamical Behaviour ical Behaviour
Electrochemical Reaction: REDOX REACTION

• Galvanic cells are a

great example of an
electrochemical
process
Types of Corrosion

1. Galvanic Corrosion
2. Crevice Corrosion
3. Pitting
4. Intergranular Corrosion
5. Leaching
6. Erosion Corrosion
7. Stree Corrosion
8. Hydrogen Damage