Corrosion of Metals and Hydrogen-Related Phenomena: Selected Topics (Materials Science Monographs, No 59)

It is estimated that about 40% of the annual production of metals is used to repair or replace materials damaged by corrosion. Corrosion causes waste of the natural material and energy resources, it creates serious materials problems for many technologies and adversely affects almost every area of engineering. The use of metals in various aggressive environments has resulted in an extremely wide diversity of corrosion problems. This book presents a collection of concise reviews written by experts in the field on selected topics of metallic corrosion and on some aspects of interaction of hydrogen with metals. A comprehensive range of problems is examined including localized corrosion, high temperature corrosion in liquid metals and molten salts, transport control in corrosion processes, entry of hydrogen into metals, hydrogen embrittlement, and hydrogen reactions with metals. The variety of topics covered in the book will provide corrosion scientists, engineers, university lecturers and students alike with an interdisciplinary approach to solving problems of materials degradation and surface processes in metal corrosion. Content: Contributing Authors Page ii Front Matter Page iii Copyright page Page iv Dedication Page v Preface Pages 1-2 J. Flis Major Symbols and Units Used in the Book Pages 3-5 1 - Nucleation and Development of Pitting Corrosion in Iron and Steel Pages 9-49 2 - Stress Corrosion Cracking of Structural Steels in Nitrate Solutions Pages 50-95 3 - Corrosion of Structural Materials in Metal-Cooled Nuclear Reactors Pages 96-123 4 - Corrosion in Molten Salts—A Thermodynamic Approach Pages 124-151 5 - Rotating Disk Studies in the Transport of Reactants during Corrosion of Copper, Iron and Zinc with Hydrogen and Oxygen Depolarization Pages 152-179 6 - Displacement as a Particular Case of Corrosion Pages 180-219 7 - Effects of the Interaction of Hydrogen from the Gas Phase with the Surface of Transition Metals Pages 223-239 8 - Electrochemical Aspects of Hydrogen Entry into Iron and Steel from Aqueous Solutions Pages 240-266 9 - Dissolution and Diffusion of Hydrogen in Iron and Steel Pages 267-292 10 - Effect of Hydrogen on Mechanical Properties and Dislocation Structure of Iron and Steel Pages 293-321 11 - Change in the Real Structure of Nickel due to the Ni ⇌ βNiH Phase Transformation Pages 322-337 12 - Ionization of Hydrogen on the Surface of Metals in Aqueous Solutions of Electrolytes Pages 338-373 13 - Effect of the Oxide and Sulphide Inclusions on the Absorption and Permeation of Hydrogen in Steel Pages 374-388 Subject Index Pages 389-393 Materials Science Monographs (Advisory Editor: C. Laird) Pages 395-396 This volume is a new, fully revised English edition of the Japanese version published in 1985. It is unique in being the first work of its kind to review phosphates from the materials science aspect, and contains contributions by Japanese researchers who are in the forefront of inorganic phosphate chemistry. Edited By Klaus Brunsch, Hans-dieter Gölden, Claus-michael Herkert. Includes Bibliographies And Index.