| 1. Introduction to Corrosion | |
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1.3 Corrosive Environment |
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| Corrosion cannot be defined without a
reference to environment. All environments are corrosive to some degree.
Following is the list of typical environments
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Air and humidity |
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| Fresh, distilled, salt and marine water |
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| Natural, urban, marine and industrial atmospheres |
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| Steam and gases, like chlorine, ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide |
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Acids, Alkalies, Soils
Sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen Fuel gases
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It may, therefore, be observed that corrosion is a potent force which destroys economy, depletes resources and causes costly and untimely failures of plants, equipment and components. |
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