Corrosion fundamentals and corrosion effects on aboveground storage tanks

Conference · Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:378074

Fitzgerald, III, J H ^[1]

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1. PSG Corrosion Engineering/Corrpro, Detroit, MI (United States)

Corrosion is an electrochemical process that involves ion migration and electron flow. The electrochemical process is explained and the four elements of the basic cell are described--anode, cathode, electrolyte and return circuit. The corrosion mechanisms affecting underground structures can be divided into two main categories--naturally occurring corrosion and stray current corrosion. Several examples of each are shown. These mechanisms of corrosion are applicable to aboveground storage tanks. Various types of exterior and interior corrosion of ASTs are explained in the light of electrochemical theory.

• OSTI ID: 378074
• Report Number(s): CONF-9606194-; ISBN 1-877914-94-0; TRN: IM9643%%348
• Resource Relation: Conference: NACE international storage tanks conference and exhibitions, Anaheim, CA (United States), 4-6 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Storage tanks ASTs and USTs; Krause, D.E.; Lehmann, J.A. [eds.]; PB: 394 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
STORAGE FACILITIES
CORROSION
STEELS
LEAKAGE CURRENT
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
STRESS CORROSION
BIOLOGICAL FOULING
ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION