Real-time coupled multielectrode array sensors (CMAS) were used to measure the corrosion rates of zinc and carbon steel before and during exposure to the exhaust gases from different vehicles. The changes in the corrosion rates caused by the exhaust gases were used to assess the exhaust gas effect on the corrosion of the metals. A small amount of water was equilibrated by each of the exhaust gases; the pH and conductivity of the water were measured and used to indicate how much acid and ion-producing species the exhaust gases produced.

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