SNOW AND ICE CONTROL - DOES SALT CORRODE CARS?

VEHICLE CORROSION COSTS MILLIONS EACH YEAR AND ROAD SALT HAS RECEIVED MOST OF THE BLAME. RECENT STUDIES INDICATE OTHER FACTORS MAY CONTRIBUTE AS MUCH OR MORE TO CORROSION. THIS PAPER TAKES A LOOK AT CAUSES OF CORROSION, SALT VERSUS SAFETY, INHIBITORS, AND HOW THE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS TACKLE THIS PROBLEM. /CGRA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 79, No 11, PP 52-53
• Authors:
  • Salmins, G
• Publication Date: 1966-11

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Engineering and Contract Record
  • Publisher: Southam Business Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Corrosion protection; Inhibitors (Chemistry); Safety; Salts; Snow and ice control; Vehicles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218131
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: CANADIAN GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 7 1994 12:00AM