Corrosion of brass in a marine environment: Mineral products and their relationship to variable oxidation and reduction conditions

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 643-650

  Stoffyn Egli, Patricia ^a   Buckley, Dale E ^b   Clyburne, Jason A C ^c  

^a Microchem Geochemistry Consultants   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASS; COPPER CORROSION; OXIDATION; PH; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ATACAMITE; BRASS AMMUNITION SHELLS; CONNELLITE; CUPRITE; DJURLEITE; HYDROZINCITE; SPERTINIITE;

UNDERWATER MINERALOGY;

COPPER; CORROSION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MINERALOGY;

EID: 0032128251     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(97)00108-X     Document Type: Article

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