Atmospheric corrosion of brass in outdoor applications. Patina evolution, metal release and aesthetic appearance at urban exposure conditions

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 412-413, Issue , 2011, Pages 46-57

  Goidanich, S ^c   Brunk, J ^a   Herting, G ^a   Arenas, M A ^b   Odnevall Wallinder, I ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL METALLURGY   (Spain)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric corrosion; Brass; Copper; Metal release; Patina; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TOOL; BRASS ALLOYS; BULK COMPOSITIONS; COPPER AND ZINC; COPPER SHEETS; CORROSION INITIATION; CORROSION PRODUCTS; DEZINCIFICATION; FIELD EXPOSURE; KINETIC BEHAVIOUR; LOCAL VARIATIONS; METAL RELEASE; PATINA; RELEASE RATE; STOCKHOLM; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE COVERAGES; SURFACE DISTRIBUTIONS; SURFACE FINISHES; TEST SITE; TIME-DEPENDENT; URBAN EXPOSURE;

ALLOYS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION; BRASS; COLORIMETRIC ANALYSIS; CORROSION RATE; SHEET METAL; ZINC;

COPPER;

ALLOY; COPPER; ZINC;

BRASS; COPPER; CORROSION; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; COLORIMETRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; METAL INDUSTRY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; ALLOYS; CITIES; COPPER; CORROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; ITALY; SPAIN; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; ZINC;

ITALY; LOMBARDY; MADRID [SPAIN]; MILAN; MILANO [LOMBARDY]; SPAIN; STOCKHOLM [STOCKHOLM (CNT)]; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

PATINA;

EID: 84855822822     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.09.083     Document Type: Article

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