The role of temperature gradients in residential copper pipe corrosion

Corrosion Science

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1883-1894

  Rushing, Jason C ^a   Edwards, Marc ^b  

^a Parsons Corporation   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Temperature gradients; Thermogalvanic corrosion

Indexed keywords

COPPER PIPE; HEAT CONVECTION; LEACHING; MIXING; POTABLE WATER; THERMAL EFFECTS;

TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; THERMOGALVANIC CURRENTS;

CORROSION;

COPPER; CORROSION; GALVANIC CORROSION; PIPELINE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 2942597568     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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