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Corrosion atlas
Corrosion Science, Vol. 34, No. 1, p~ 179, 1993 Pergamon Press Ltd. Printed in Great Britain.
BOOK
REVIEW
Corrosion Atlas. E. D. D. During, Elsevier, P.O. Box 330, 1000 AH Amsterdam, 442 pp., loose-leaf pages in 2 vols, D r 995. I VERYMUCHwelcomed the first edition of this Atlas when it appeared in 1988 [28, 947, 1988]. I gave my opinion 'that this is a wonderful contribution to the corrosion literature and one that is long overdue'. A compilation of examples of all the phenomena which corrosion people have to deal with was very welcome. The Atlas was a very valuable addition to the large bibliography on corrosion. The second edition is very much larger than the first edition. The number of Case Histories has been increased from 242 by 162 to 404. A new Section has been added to the previous 12" Coated Metals other than Carbon Steels. The other sections are Unprotected carbon steels, Galvanized steels, Carbon steels provided with a coating other than zinc and plastic linings, Stainless steels, Nickel base alloys, Copper and its alloys, Aluminium, magnesium and their alloys, Lead, tin and zinc, Noble and reactive metals (silver, gold, titanium, zirconium etc.), Plastics and plastic linings, Concrete and other materials (glass, wood). The first sub-classification by systems has been extended by nine, comprising six additional headings and three reserved. The second sub-classification by phenomena has been extended by 13 additional headings: blooming, chelant corrosion, end grain attack, filiform corrosion, hydride embrittlement, hydrogen grooving, metal dusting, microbiologically induced corrosion, nitriding, Sandelin phenomenon, sigma-phase embrittlement, silica corrosion and steam blanketing, although reclassification has extended the number only from 42 to 43. The Glossary has been extended with new terms and readjusted to the International Standard ISO 8044-1986. I was very enthusiastic about the first edition. This new enlarged edition is even more welcome, simply because it is larger while preserving the very high standard of production of the original. For teachers, consultants and all types of metal and materials users this book provides in a very digestible and highly informative manner a lot of cases of corrosion. The manner of presentation is highly original and very effective. As I described previously, each page, printed on thick art paper, gives information under a series of headings: Material, System, Part, Phenomenon, Appearance, Time to Failure, Environment, Cause and Remedy. Each page has at least one coloured picture. The editor, Mr E. D. D. During, has assembled a magnificent set of pictures. There is something for everyone in this book which clearly consists of samples from a large number of investigators. The original idea was to issue supplements. I do not know if this has been done. This second edition consists of the original case histories from the first edition with the added 162 which as a group might be considered as a supplement. I hope that this book is successful despite its price because it should be examined by every person who has an interest in corrosion. I would suppose that Mr During will continue to be busy since this subject produces highly variegated forms of corrosion. One can expect that the third edition will be larger again than this second edition. JOHN SCULLY 179
BOOK
REVIEW
Corrosion Atlas. E. D. D. During, Elsevier, P.O. Box 330, 1000 AH Amsterdam, 442 pp., loose-leaf pages in 2 vols, D r 995. I VERYMUCHwelcomed the first edition of this Atlas when it appeared in 1988 [28, 947, 1988]. I gave my opinion 'that this is a wonderful contribution to the corrosion literature and one that is long overdue'. A compilation of examples of all the phenomena which corrosion people have to deal with was very welcome. The Atlas was a very valuable addition to the large bibliography on corrosion. The second edition is very much larger than the first edition. The number of Case Histories has been increased from 242 by 162 to 404. A new Section has been added to the previous 12" Coated Metals other than Carbon Steels. The other sections are Unprotected carbon steels, Galvanized steels, Carbon steels provided with a coating other than zinc and plastic linings, Stainless steels, Nickel base alloys, Copper and its alloys, Aluminium, magnesium and their alloys, Lead, tin and zinc, Noble and reactive metals (silver, gold, titanium, zirconium etc.), Plastics and plastic linings, Concrete and other materials (glass, wood). The first sub-classification by systems has been extended by nine, comprising six additional headings and three reserved. The second sub-classification by phenomena has been extended by 13 additional headings: blooming, chelant corrosion, end grain attack, filiform corrosion, hydride embrittlement, hydrogen grooving, metal dusting, microbiologically induced corrosion, nitriding, Sandelin phenomenon, sigma-phase embrittlement, silica corrosion and steam blanketing, although reclassification has extended the number only from 42 to 43. The Glossary has been extended with new terms and readjusted to the International Standard ISO 8044-1986. I was very enthusiastic about the first edition. This new enlarged edition is even more welcome, simply because it is larger while preserving the very high standard of production of the original. For teachers, consultants and all types of metal and materials users this book provides in a very digestible and highly informative manner a lot of cases of corrosion. The manner of presentation is highly original and very effective. As I described previously, each page, printed on thick art paper, gives information under a series of headings: Material, System, Part, Phenomenon, Appearance, Time to Failure, Environment, Cause and Remedy. Each page has at least one coloured picture. The editor, Mr E. D. D. During, has assembled a magnificent set of pictures. There is something for everyone in this book which clearly consists of samples from a large number of investigators. The original idea was to issue supplements. I do not know if this has been done. This second edition consists of the original case histories from the first edition with the added 162 which as a group might be considered as a supplement. I hope that this book is successful despite its price because it should be examined by every person who has an interest in corrosion. I would suppose that Mr During will continue to be busy since this subject produces highly variegated forms of corrosion. One can expect that the third edition will be larger again than this second edition. JOHN SCULLY 179