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An Overview of Corrosion Types, Corrosion Testing ‎and Strategies to Inhibit Corrosion

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

Sumaira Razzaq Tunio
Sadaf Munir
Maria Ayaz
Fawad Ahmad

Department of Chemistry, University of Wah, Quaid Avenue, Wah Cantt (47010), Punjab, Pakistan

https://doi.org/10.48309/jeires.2024.496135.1142
Abstract
This review offers an insightful overview of literature related to corrosion, its types, mechanism, laboratory scale testing approaches and strategies to inhibit corrosion. Corrosion is the deterioration of metals and alloys as a result of their contact with environment that leads to the sacrificed properties of these materials. Corrosion is a perilous concern due to its significant cost-effective, protection, safety concerns, and environmental impact. Various types of corrosion are described by researchers that are insidious and detrimental for infrastructures. Corrosion rate is affected by various factors such as humidity, oxygen exposure, the faulty structure, etc. The defective parts lead to the corrosion such as pitting corrosion that is most hazardous in all the types of corrosion, as it is unnoticeable and lead to the sudden damage of infrastructures. Laboratory scale testing of corrosion provides a futuristic approach to predetermine the approximate economic losses that occur due to corrosion, the reliability of used materials, and their estimated life span. Structural morphology provides a deep insight to find the occurrence of corrosion without destroying the material or employing any specific method. Corrosion monitoring is another valuable tool to check the efficiency of metal-based objects with time. Corrosion is inevitable, so in order to enhance the efficacy and durability of materials, preventive measures are employed to inhibit or minimize corrosion. The inhibitors used may include polymeric organic coatings and certain inorganic, organic, and sustainable eco-friendly inhibitors. Through the application of inhibitors, specifically eco-friendly inhibitors reduce infrastructure damage, economic losses, corrosion cost, metallic waste, industrial shut-downs, and hazardous chemicals.

Keywords

Infrastructure damage
Economic &lrm
losses
Destructive and non-&lrm
destructive corrosion testing
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Corrosion monitoring
Prevention of &lrm
corrosion
Sustainable inhibitors.&‌‌lrm

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Journal of Engineering in Industrial Research
Volume 5, Issue 4
Autumn 2024
Pages 204-227

  • Receive Date 27 December 2024
  • Revise Date 20 January 2025
  • Accept Date 06 February 2025

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