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Title: Copper corrosion in coastal Oregon

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OSTI ID:351814
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  1. Dept. of Energy, Albany, OR (United States). Albany Research Center

The US Department of Energy is studying the atmospheric corrosion performance of copper and other metals along the Oregon coast. Only the copper results will be presented in this paper. Atmospheric corrosion measurements of copper samples were made at seven bridges, eight coastal communities, and three inland reference sites to quantify and understand the effect of high chloride environments on the corrosion performance of copper. The materials were atmospherically exposed for 1, 2, and 3 years to examine the effects of sheltering, orientation, distance from the ocean, and coastal microclimates on the rate of corrosion and the composition of the corrosion film.

Research Organization:
ARC (Albany Research Center (ARC), Albany, OR)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE - Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
OSTI ID:
351814
Report Number(s):
DOE/ARC-1998-026; CONF-980316--; TRN: IM9927%%339
Resource Relation:
Conference: Corrosion `98, San Diego, CA (United States), 22-27 Mar 1998; Other Information: PBD: 1998; Related Information: Is Part Of Corrosion `98: 53. annual conference and exposition, proceedings; PB: [6600] p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English