Photomicrographs are presented of a naval brass which has undergone dezincification, presumably by fresh water. Detailed analysis of them leads to the conclusion that dezincification must have occurred by the mechanism of redeposition of the copper.

Subject
Metal surfaces, Structures, Photomicrographs, Screws, Corrosion products, Selective dissolution, Metals, Copper, Zinc, Brass, Annealing, Grain, Dezincification
© 1970 National Association of Corrosion Engineers
1970
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