THEORY OF CORROSION AND PREVENTION OF PAINT FAILURES

THE FOLLOWING ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS PAPER: (1) SIMPLIFIED PRESENTATION OF THE THEORY OF CORROSION OF STRUCTURAL STEEL, OUTLINING THE ELECTRICAL NATURE OF CORROSION, THE ELECTROMOTIVE SERIES FOR METALS AND CAUSES OF DIFFERENCE IN POTENTIAL, GALVANIC CELLS AND THEIR ACTION, MILL SCALE (ITS COMPOSITION, STRUCTURE, WHY IT ACCELERATES CORROSION), AND MILL-SCALE LIFTING; (2) THE ACTION OF PAINT IN PREVENTING CORROSION BY INHIBITORS OF CORROSION, MECHANICAL BARRIERS, AND SACRIFICIAL ACTION OF PAINT PIGMENTS; AND (3) CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF PAINT FAILURES, THE TYPES THAT OCCUR IN PAINT FILMS ON STRUCTURAL STEEL, AND METHODS OF ELIMINATING SUCH FAILURES. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/33/33-005.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 33, pp 64-83, 15 FIG, 4 TAB, 14 REF. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Bigos, J
• Publication Date: 1954

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 12-15, 1954
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 33
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Corrosion; Electrochemistry; Hot rolling; Paint; Structural steel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Mill scale
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217122
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 16 1972 12:00AM