Ant nest corrosion - exploring the labyrinth

Corrosion Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-14

  Elliott, Peter ^a   Corbett, Richard A ^b  

^a Corrosion Materials Consultancy Inc ^*  (United States)

^b Corrosion Testing Laboratories Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

air conditioning; Ant nest; copper; formic acid; formicary; heat exchangers; lubricating fluids; micro tunnels; organic acids; pitting

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COPPER; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; MOISTURE; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXYGEN; REFRIGERATION; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

FORMICARY CORROSION;

CORROSION;

EID: 0035049611     PISSN: 03346005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CORRREV.2001.19.1.1     Document Type: Article

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