Corrosion Basics - An Introduction, Second Edition

This second edition is an extensive update to the first and represents NACE's all time best selling book. It is used by many persons who consider the book as a must have reference and professors as a textbook in their courses. The book presents basic concepts to understand how corrosion problems occur and how they can be prevented or controlled with modern tools. Discusses environments (atmospheric, water and steam, soils, reinforced concrete, and high temperature), materials and how they corrode, methods of corrosion control (protective coatings, cathodic protection, corrosion inhibitors, and design considerations), and corrosion testing and monitoring.