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This document provides information about corrosion including: - Corrosion is the chemical or electrochemical reaction between a material and its environment that causes deterioration of the material or its properties. - There are two main types of corrosion: uniform corrosion and pitting corrosion. Uniform corrosion causes a uniform reduction of materials over the whole exposed surface, like rusting of iron. - Corrosion can be prevented by using non-corrosive metals, keeping metal surfaces clean, and using coatings like paint or grease to form a protective barrier.
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This document provides information about corrosion including: - Corrosion is the chemical or electrochemical reaction between a material and its environment that causes deterioration of the material or its properties. - There are two main types of corrosion: uniform corrosion and pitting corrosion. Uniform corrosion causes a uniform reduction of materials over the whole exposed surface, like rusting of iron. - Corrosion can be prevented by using non-corrosive metals, keeping metal surfaces clean, and using coatings like paint or grease to form a protective barrier.
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UNIT GENERAL SHIP KNOWLEGE


CODE DNS 486
LECTURE NAME CAPTAIN HENDRY
PROGRAM TRADE DIPLOMA IN NAUTICAL
SCEINCE
STUDENT NAME PETERO WAQANACEVA
STUDENT ID 2014125720
Introduction
Erosion is a general term used to portray different communications between a material and its condition prompting a
corruption in the material properties.

·Interaction with surrounding oxygen can cause the development of oxide layers through dissemination controlled
development. These may passivate the material against further oxidation.

· In a wet domain, watery consumption can happen because of electrochemical procedures which rely on metal particle
transport and response. Angles of metallic and electrolytic particle focuses, temperature, surrounding pressure, and the
nearness of different metals, microorganisms, or dynamic cells, all impact the erosion rate.

· Electric fields applied to eroding frameworks can quicken or hinder the pace of consumption or material statement.
Galvanic erosion between various metals in a watery situation is because of the electric field emerging from the
distinctive cathode capability of the two materials. Outside fields may improve or suppress this erosion.

· In these responses, electron and ionic vehicle happens. The accompanying areas will be worried about these
procedures and the impact of conditions on the consumption rates.
What is corrosion?
Corrosion is the point at which a refined metal is normally changed over to a progressively steady structure, for example,
its oxide, hydroxide or sulfide express this prompts crumbling of the material. Corrosion is the irreversible harm or
devastation of living tissue or material because of a synthetic or electrochemical response. Model: A prime case of
erosion is rusting of iron or steel. Corrosion happens due to; metal erodes when it responds with another substance, for
example, oxygen, hydrogen, an electrical flow or even earth and microorganisms. Consumption can likewise happen
when metals like steel are set under an excess of stress making the material break.

There are few types of corrosion example uniform corrosion, this is the most widely recognized type of consumption
which generally happens equitably over huge zones of a material's surface. Pitting corrosion can be brought about by
harm or a break in the oxide film or a defensive covering and can likewise be caused through non-consistencies in the
structure of the metal. This risky type of consumption can make a structure come up short notwithstanding a
moderately low loss of metal

The effects of corrosion have brought about an expense of metallic erosion is assessed to be over $2 trillion, yet
specialists accept 25 - 30% could be forestalled with legitimate consumption assurance. Ill-conceived development
activities few can prompt an eroded structure waiting be supplanted, which is a misuse of common assets and opposing
to worldwide worries over maintainability. Also consumption can prompt wellbeing concerns, death toll, extra circuitous
expenses and harm to notoriety.

How to prevent corrosion is by use non-corrosive metals, such as stainless steel or aluminium, make sure the metal
surface stays clean and use drying agents, use a coating or barrier product such as grease, oil, paint or carbon fiber
coating and lay a layer of backfill, for example limestone, with underground piping.
Summary
Consumption is named as the concoction or electrochemical response between a material and its condition that
prompts disintegration of the material or potentially its properties. Consumption has been generally delegated uniform
erosion and restricted erosion. Uniform erosion is the type of consumption wherein the anodic response continues
consistently over the whole uncovered surface. Uniform erosion prompts diminishing of materials. Rusting of iron is the
most well-known case of uniform erosion. The uniform consumption pace of the greater part of the materials in
ordinarily utilized conditions is as of now settled and is accessible in various handbooks. Iso-consumption graphs are a
basic method to delineate the system of ecological factors at which a given erosion rate would be experienced.
Contingent upon the application, one can decide the erosion rate for a competitor material from such databases/iso-
consumption outlines. Materials impervious to uniform erosion for explicit applications are accessible. Like steels are
inclined to uniform consumption in air presentation conditions, however enduring steels (C, 0.10; Mn, 0.35; Si, 0.50; Cu,
0.40; P, 0.10; Ni, 0.40; and Cr, 0.80) are commonly impervious to environmental exposures and for the most part needn't
bother with painting for erosion security. These enduring steels have a ferrite–pearlitic microstructure and get quality
for the most part from strong arrangement reinforcing.
REFERRENCE

1)www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrosio

2)https://www.twi-global.com/technical-knowledge/faqs/what-is-corrosion

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