Zirconium-based alloys are widely used in the field of nuclear industry as cladding for nuclear fuel in power plants. In a pressurized water reactor (PWR), boric acid is added in the coolant for reactivity control. Lithium hydroxide is added to render the coolant slightly alkaline, which helps to inhibit corrosion product deposition on the fuel cladding and reduces the corrosion rate of structu...

To achieve good corrosion resistance in a weld is much more challenging than for plate or sheet material, which has undergone controlled rolling, heat treatment and pickling processes in the steel mill. The choice of weld procedure and parameters, filler metal and shielding gas all play important roles. For duplex and lean duplex grades it is essential to ensure that an adequate amount of auste...

The occurrence of galvanic corrosion on compound semiconductor substrates with exposed metal has been observed as deleterious device effects. Noble metals, e.g. gold, platinum, etc., in contact with exposed GaAs can induce undesired galvanic etching during wet process steps and result in surface irregularities that adversely affect yield. This phenomenon can occur when stripping photoresist usi...

Involvement of biofilm or microorganisms in corrosion processes is widely acknowledged. Although majority of the studies on microbiologically induced corrosion (MIC) have concentrated on aerobic/anaerobic bacteria. There are numerous aerobic bacteria, which could hinder the corrosion process. The microbiologically produced exopolymers provide the structural frame work for the biofilm. These pol...

FOREWORD Salt-induced reinforcing steel corrosion in concrete bridges has undoubtedly become a considerable economic burden to many State and local transportation agencies. Since the iron in the steel has a natural tendency to revert eventually to its most stable oxide state, this problem will, unfortunately, still be with us, but to a much lesser degree due to the use of various corrosion prot...

Hexametaphosphate tends to increase release of both particulate and soluble lead to drinking water. For every mg/L of residual hexametaphosphate, soluble lead increased by 1.6 – 2.5 mg/L after 72 hour stagnation in pure lead pipes compared to the same condition dosed with orthophosphate. Utilities should consider these adverse effects whenever polyphosphate is used to prevent scaling or iron pr...

Hydrogen sulfide (H$) has long been associated with the cause of corrosion damage and sulfide stress cracking (SSC) in high strength steels and high hardness weldments used in oil and gas production, petroleum refining, and petrochemical/chemical processing. Other applications where sulfide species have produced environmental cracking include heavy water production, electric power, marine appli...