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Engineering Materials Technology, 2nd Edition
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Engineering Materials Technology, 2nd Edition

by William Bolton
October 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
468 pages
20h 15m
English
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Content preview from Engineering Materials Technology, 2nd Edition
Environmental stability
of
materials
173
abrasive action
can be to
break down protective coatings
on
metals
and
lead
to
corrosion
by
concentration cells.
10 Microbiological
corrosion
-
this
is
corrosion produced
by the
activity
of
microorganisms.
For
example, bacterial activity
in sea
water
can
lead
to
an increase
in the
level
of
hydrogen sulphide dissolved
in
the water. This
can have
a
serious, corrosive effect
on
steel.
The
bacteria responsible
for
this thrive
on a
diet
of
sulphates.
9.3 Corrosion prevention
Methods
of
preventing corrosion,
or
reducing
it, can be
summarized
as:
1 Selection
of
appropriate materials.
2 Selection
of
appropriat ...
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