UNDERGROUND CORROSION: Part I: Corrosion Mechanism of Metals in Soil

Abstract

The U.S. National Bureau of Standards has carried out investigations on the corrosion of metals in soils over a period of 45 years. This basic research work has recently been published in a special report of the Bureau—the most thorough and elaborate one of its kind ever attempted—aiming to provide a highly useful reference material for the technician who is interested or involved in the theoretical and mechanical aspects of the problem. The report has been written and summarised by Melvin Romanoff. This article is a summary of that section of the report dealing with the results of the Bureau's study of the effect of soils free of stray currents on commonly used pipe materials.

Citation

(1958), "UNDERGROUND CORROSION: Part I: Corrosion Mechanism of Metals in Soil", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 5-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb019420