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Abstract

This paper explains why corrosion processes are usually electrochemical in nature, describes the significance of electrochemical kinetic parameters of corrosion process, and briefly introduces the principles of corrosion protection, the most common corrosion protection methods and some special application of corrosion processes.

Keywords

chemical corrosion, electrochemical corrosion, depolarizing agent, corrosion potential, electrochemical protection

Publication Date

2011-08-28

Online Available Date

2011-06-09

Revised Date

2011-05-27

Received Date

2011-05-09

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