The Office of Saline Water, a branch of the Department of the Interior, is sponsoring a materials program the purpose of which is to provide broad guidelines on the corrosion behavior of metal families in desalination environments. Among the variables to be assessed are dissolved oxygen, other dissolved gases such as NH3, H2S, and Cl2, seawater velocity, pH, temperature, water refreshment rate, and brine concentration. It is also the purpose of this work to explore new investigative techniques that can be used to predict alloy performance and screen potential alloy candidates for desalting service. These techniques are to include appraisal of any new commercial instrument developments that relate to materials evaluation. The more basic work associated with the above is carried out at the "coupon" and electrochemical probe stage.

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Water, Alkalinity, Corrosion rate, Materials performance, Aluminum, Chlorination, Seawater, Copper alloys, Steel, Pitting, Chlorine, Dissolved oxygen, Aluminum alloys
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1972
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