Corrosion Prevention and Protection: Practical Solutions

I came across a book, Corrosion Prevention and Protection: Practical Solutions by V. S. Sastri, Edward Ghali and Mimoun Elboujdaini. At first I was just browsing the table of contents for some interesting topics that I may look upon then before I knew it I was already reading the book from cover to cover. The content was good. It

started with the definition and a little background about corrosion. The history of the emergence of the corrosion studies was also noted and some papers with significant and relevant information were

discussed.

For starters, a little bit of background about materials science and engineering will be of great help in understanding the book. Like the Pourbaix Diagram it will be difficult to understand the relevance of this concept in studying corrosion if you have no background at all.

Corrosion Prevention and Protection: Practical Solutions presents a functional approach to the various forms of corrosion, such as uniform corrosion, pitting corrosion, crevice corrosion, galvanic corrosion, stress corrosion, hydrogen-induced damage, sulphide stress cracking, erosion-corrosion, and corrosion fatigue in various industrial environments.

The book is split into two parts. The first, consisting of five chapters:

• Introduction and Principles (Fundamentals) of Corrosion
• Corrosion Testing, Detection, Monitoring and Failure Analysis
• Regulations, Specifications and Safety
• Materials: Metals, Alloys, Steels and Plastics
• Corrosion Economics and Corrosion Management

The second part of the book consists of two chapters which present:

• a discussion of corrosion reactions, media, active and active-passive corrosion behavior and the various forms of corrosion,
• a collection of case histories and practical solutions which span a wide range of industrial problems in a variety of frequently encountered environments, including statues & monuments, corrosion problems in metallurgical and mineral processing plants, boilers, heat exchangers and cooling towersm aluminum and copper alloys, galvanized steel structures as well as hydrogeological environment corrosion.

This text is relevant to researchers and practitioners, engineers and chemists, working in corrosion industry, government laboratories and academia. It is also suitable as a course text for engineering students as well as libraries related to chemical and chemical engineering institutes and research departments.

About the Authors (2007)

Edward Ghali, DSc, Dept. of Mining and Metallurgy, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada G1K 7P4

V. S. Sastri, Ph.D, Sai Ram Consultants, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1J 6S7
Consulting in the fields of corrosion and corrosion control by inhibitors in sour gas systems, grinding balls, microbiological corrosion, corrosion of low-leaded copper-base alloys, hydrogen damage in high-strength and rail steels, galvanic corrosion of household plumbing solders and contamination of drinking water, surface quantification of corrosion products, electrochemical sensors for hydrogen in steels, reverse osmosis and water pollution and beneficiation of ores.

M. Elboujdaini, Ph.D., Materials Technology Laboratories, CANMET, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0G1
Research Scientist and Group Leader/Corrosion & Protection at Natural Resources Canada, CANMET, Materials Technology Laboratory (MTL), Ottawa, Canada.
Authority in hydrogen-induced cracking and material degradation in H2S environment; Coordinated complex and difficult tests on full-scale pipes in H2S environment for oil and gas industries; Provided critical technical information and consultative expertise to Canadian companies.

References:

1) Google Books
2) Sastri, V. S., Ghali, E., & Elboujdaini, M. (2007). Corrosion Prevention and Protection Practical Solutions. Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.