31749
Accession Number
4767
Title Of Article Chaper
The corrosion and protection of metals in the building and construction industries
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of the Oil and Colour Chemists'Association
Volume
61
Issue
11
Pages
411-418
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
French; German
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
A short review of the mechanism of corrosion by bimetallic action and by factors in the environment, estimates of the rate of corrosion of different metals in areas of South Africa, and a summary of the use of different metals in building and the methods used to protect them. Steel, low alloy steels, copper and copper alloys, aluminum and its alloys, stainless steel, lead and zinc, are included.
Keywords
Metal, corrosion; Metal, architectural; Building, metal; Metal, protection; Metal, protection coating paint; Steel, corrosion; Copper, architectural; Copper, protection coating; Bronze, architectural; Bronze, protection coating; Aluminium, architectural; Aluminium, protection coating; Steel, stainless; Steel, structure protection ICCROM
pub_id
31749