IMPROVED METHOD OF DETERMINING METAL CORROSION RATE BY WEIGHT LOSS.

Abstract

A deficiency was found in the procedure for the salt-spray test given in MIL-C-23050(Ships), which is used to determine the weight loss suffered by metal structures, such as ballast tanks, from rusting. The procedure did not take into account the nonhomogeneity of material among the panels being tested. A modified method was developed, and the results obtained with this method were compared with those obtained using the original method. The modified method not only corrected the deficiency, but it also improved the precision of the test method significantly. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 16, 1964
Accession Number
AD0609228

Entities

People

  • E. S. Matsui

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballast Tanks
  • Body Weight
  • Chemical Attack (Degradation)
  • Corrosion
  • Deficiencies
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Precision
  • Salt Spray Tests
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Regression Analysis.