Analysis of Corrosion Products as a Tool in the Investigation of Nickel Alloy Failures^⋆ Available to Purchase

Control of corrosion most commonly consists of attempts to prevent, limit, or utilize the reaction of a metal with its environment. When, in spite of these efforts, corrosion occurs, useful study of the failure requires an assessment of the corrosion reaction. The best and often the only means to do this is an analysis of the corrosion products. The techniques for analysis and indentification of corrosion products discussed include collection, separation, and documentation of samples as well as wet chemical, spectrographic, X-ray diffraction, visual, metallographic, and electron microprobe analysis. Several examples of corrosion product characterization to the solution of corrosion problems of nickel alloys are presented.