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Electrolytic Probe for Underground Corrosion Studies

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The electrolytic probe technique is applied to determine the density of corrosive currents on buried metallic structures. The probe consists of a hollow half cylinder, placed on the outside surface of a line, connected to the installation through a current meter of low internal resistance.

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  1. American Electro Metal Corp., Yonkers, N. Y., USA

    W. Beck (Associate Professor of Metallurgy and Director of Corrosion Research Laboratory, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.)

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Beck, W. Electrolytic Probe for Underground Corrosion Studies. JOM 3, 706–711 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03397366

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