An accelerated electrochemical test with cyclic immersions and emersions, and electrode potential measurements during the periods of immersion, helps to assess the corrosion behavior of metallic material under different climatic conditions, and to understand the mechanism of atmospheric corrosion or passivation.

Results of both natural exposure tests and laboratory tests may often be expressed by the linear bilogarithmic law log p = A + B log t, where A measures the initial corrosion intensity and B measures the passivating action of the atmosphere. Correlations between electrode potential measurements and the values of parameters A and B are discussed.

Subject
Atmospheric corrosion, Water, Atmosphere, Climate, Constants, Metals, Weathering, Steel, Rust, Maritime, Alloys, Drying, Electrode potential
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1987
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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