CORROSION RATES OF SELECTED ALLOYS IN THE DEEP OCEAN

Abstract

Corrosion rate data are given for several sets of metals and alloys exposed to the deep ocean environment off the coast of southern California at a depth of 5300 feet for 1064 days. The sets include some aluminum alloys; stainless steels; brasses and bronzes; titanium alloys; alloys containing nickel, chromium and other metals; a nickel-copper alloy; as well as sets of copper, lead and wrought iron. All specimens of six of these sets did not corrode at all. In some of the other sets there was relatively uniform corrosion up to rates of about 6 mg/dm(2)/day, but in others the individual specimens varied considerably in their corrosion rates.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 17, 1966
Accession Number
AD0823249

Entities

People

  • Joseph B. Crilly
  • Willis S. Haynes

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Chromium
  • Civil Engineering
  • Corrosion
  • Deep Oceans
  • Elements
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Hydrogen
  • Iron
  • Ocean Environments
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Specifications
  • Stainless Steel
  • Standards
  • Thin Films
  • Titanium Alloys

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Materials Science and Engineering.