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Corrosion process
Environmental factors
Common forms of corrosion
Methods of corrosion control
and prevention
Metal Corrosion
“the destruction of a material by
chemical or electrochemical reaction to
its environment”
typically a transfer of electrons from
one metal to another through an
Oxidation-Reduction Reaction.
Oxidation - Reduction
Reduction
Anodic metal gives up electrons (oxidation)
Fe Fe 2 2e
Al Al 3 3e
Cathodic metal accepts electrons (reduction)
Cu 2 2e Cu
2 Fe O2 2 H2 O 2 Fe ( OH ) 2
Zn 2 2e Zn -0.763 V
Sacrificial
treatments
Paint