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In 2001 a study conducted by CC Technologies Laboratories, Inc. estimated that corrosion in the United States cost an estimated 276 billion dollars a year. This equates to approximately 3.1% of the nations Gross Domestic Product (market value of final goods and services made within the borders of a nation in a year) at the time. If you think about this study was conducted eight years back you begin to wonder what the expense of corrosion in the U.S. is today.

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On a personnel level, the question beckons - "do we all know what corrosion is costing our respective companies"? What is the decreased reliability of machinery, equipment and structures from corrosion costing us? What is the potential cost of lost revenue as a result of disruption of services? What are we spending on labor and equipment for corrosion repair and maintenance?

I believe when we stop and give some considered to such things as; what's the leaking cooling tower costing us, the potential liability associated with spalling concrete in the parking garage, the likely repercussions of hydrostatic water issue in the elevator pit saturating the machinery, etc. we quickly arrive at the realization corrosion is costing us a lot more than we ever imagined. What exactly do we do about it?

I believe we will all agree, if we're aware of an issue(s) and have a fundamental amount of knowledge regarding the challenge(s) then we're better prepared to cope with it when it occurs. To this end, let's define corrosion and quickly identify the most basic forms we're vulnerable to encounter inside our industry on a regular basis.

Generally corrosion encompasses the process that involves the deterioration of metal. Ultimately corrosion may be the chemical wearing a method of a metallic path length of cuvette substrate. The most frequent forms we will probably see inside our industry are as follows:

General / Uniform Corrosion - Example: Rusting Steel - The metal loss occurs at essentially the exact same rate (uniformly) on the metal surface (no pitting / deep pockets of corrosion are evident), hence the term uniform corrosion. Uniform corrosion is regarded as one of the very common types of corrosion and is not too difficult to handle through the thoughtful selection of materials, coatings and corrosion control methods. Although unsightly, uniform corrosion is generally insignificant, in that it is usually addressed ahead of becoming an issue.

Atmospheric Corrosion - Degradation of a material consequently of coming in contact with substances present in the atmosphere. Atmospheric corrosion occurs on a steel surface when the steel becomes wet from rain, humidity, etc and the moisture is along with impurities / pollutants present in the air; such as for instance: chlorides from sea air and / or industrial pollutants (carbon dioxide, sulfur, etc.). In moist environments where atmospheric impurities are high, corrosion can occur rapidly. The corrosion might have marked visual differences determined by the positioning and the environment / atmosphere. For instance in a atmosphere near the ocean (chlorides) or in a professional area (carbon dioxide) the surface can have a very rough corrosion face with evident pitting present, where in an alternative environment the corrosion could be smoother. Both are certainly worth concern; however, bear in mind the chemical reactions taking place (due to the atmosphere) can give rise to different corrosion mechanisms and therefore an alternative appearance.

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