The science of pipe corrosion: A review of the literature on the corrosion of ferrous metals in soils

Corrosion Science

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages 5-16

  Cole, I S ^a   Marney, D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Iron; Corrosion; Moisture content; Oxygen; Resistivity; Soils

Indexed keywords

BURIED PIPELINES; CORROSION RESEARCH; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; FERROUS METALS; HISTORICAL ANALYSIS; LABORATORY STUDIES; METAL SURFACES; MULTISCALE MODELS; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PIPE CORROSION; SOIL EXPOSURE; SOLUTE MOVEMENT; WATER MOVEMENTS;

CORROSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOISTURE; OXYGEN; SOILS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EID: 84855900643     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2011.12.001     Document Type: Review

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