Abstract
Corrosion is defined as the interaction between a metal and its environment that results in changes in the properties of the metal, and which may lead to significant impairment of the function of the metal. In most cases the interaction between the metal and the environment is an electrochemical reaction where thermodynamic and kinetic considerations apply. Depending on the characteristics of the corrosion system various types of corrosion occur.
In this chapter all test methods available today are described. For scientific purposes as well as investigations in the laboratory so called conventional electrochemical test methods with direct current are primarily used (Sect. 12.1). In addition, newer techniques have been proposed (Sect. 12.1) that are based on dynamic system analysis (Sect. 12.2.1) or that allow study of corrosion processes in situ with spatial resolution down to 20 μm (Sects. 12.2.2 and 12.2.3). In the following sections a distinction has been made between testing for performance of corrosion protection measures such as inhibitors (Sect. 12.8) and testing that focuses on specific types of corrosion. In this context it is advisable to differentiate between corrosion without (Sect. 12.4) and with mechanical loading (Sect. 12.5) including hydrogen-assisted cracking (Sect. 12.8) which has some similarities to stress corrosion. High-temperature corrosion (Sect. 12.6) has a different mechanistic background than electrolytic corrosion because it is a corrosion process at a metal/gas or metal/salt interface. Exposure and on-site testing (monitoring) require specific considerations in the design of test facilities, probes and the interpretation of results (Sect. 12.4).
Another important source of information regarding corrosion testing is that edited by Baboian [12.1].
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Abbreviations
- AB:
-
accreditation body
- AES:
-
Auger electron spectroscopy
- ASTM:
-
American Society for Testing and Materials
- CCT:
-
Consultative Committee for Thermometry
- CCT:
-
center-cracked tension
- CD:
-
circular dichroism
- CE:
-
Communauté Européenne
- CE:
-
Conformité Européenne
- CE:
-
capillary electrophoresis
- CE:
-
counter electrode
- CERT:
-
constant extension rate test
- CT:
-
compact tension
- CT:
-
compact test
- CT:
-
computed tomography
- CTE:
-
coefficient of thermal expansion
- DA:
-
differential amplifier
- DA:
-
drop amplifier
- DC:
-
direct current
- DIN:
-
Deutsches Institut für Normung
- EDS:
-
energy-dispersive spectrometer
- EIS:
-
electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
- ENA:
-
electrochemical noise analysis
- ER:
-
electrical resistance
- FEPA:
-
Federation of European Producers of Abrasives
- FFT:
-
fast Fourier transformation
- HCF:
-
high cycle fatigue test
- HISCC:
-
hydrogen-induced stress corrosion cracking
- HL:
-
Haber–Luggin capillary
- HL:
-
hydrodynamic lubrication
- HPLC:
-
high-performance liquid chromatography
- IC:
-
ion chromatography
- ICPS:
-
inductively coupled plasma spectrometry
- IR:
-
infrared
- ISO:
-
International Organization for Standardization
- JIS:
-
Japanese Institute of Standards
- LCF:
-
low cycle fatigue
- LST:
-
linear system theory
- MEM:
-
maximum entropy method
- MS:
-
magnetic stirring
- MS:
-
mass spectrometry
- NHE:
-
normal hydrogen electrode
- OA:
-
operational amplifier
- PI:
-
pitting index
- PSD:
-
power-spectral density
- RDE:
-
rotating disc electrode
- RE:
-
reference electrode
- RMS:
-
root mean square
- RRDE:
-
rotating ring-disc electrode
- SCC:
-
stress corrosion cracking
- SCE:
-
saturated calomel electrode
- SECM:
-
scanning electrochemical microscope
- SEM:
-
scanning electron microscopy
- SENB4:
-
four-point single-edge notch bend
- SFM:
-
scanning force microscopy
- SHE:
-
standard hydrogen electrode
- SRET:
-
scanning reference electrode technique
- STM:
-
scanning tunneling microscopy
- SVET:
-
scanning vibrating electrode technique
- TW:
-
thermostat water
- WDS:
-
wavelength-dispersive spectrometry
- WE:
-
working electrode
- XAS:
-
x-ray absorption spectroscopy
- XPS:
-
x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
- XPS:
-
x-ray photoemission spectroscopy
- XRD:
-
x-ray diffraction
- ZRA:
-
zero-resistance ammetry
- cct:
-
crevice corrosion temperature
- cpt:
-
critical pitting temperature
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