Electrochemical corrosion testing of fasteners in extracts of treated wood

Corrosion Science

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1251-1257

  Zelinka, Samuel L ^a   Rammer, Douglas R ^a   Stone, Donald S ^b  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Alkaline copper quaternary (ACQ); A. Carbon steel; A. Galvanized coatings; A. Wood extractives; B. Polarisation resistance

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE COPPER QUATERNARY (ACQ); GALVANIZED COATINGS; POLARIZATION RESISTANCE;

CARBON STEEL; POLARIZATION; WOOD;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION;

CARBON STEEL; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; POLARIZATION; WOOD;

CARBON STEEL; CORROSION; POLARIZATION; WOOD;

EID: 42049084185     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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