BRAIN WITH OXYGEN SPECIMEN COPPER ZINC STEEL BRASS

INITIAL WEIGHT 48.197 45.249 45.644 51.561

FINAL WEIGHT 48.188 45.139 45.499 51.547

WEIGHT LOSS 0.009 0.11 0.145 0.014

BRAIN WITHOUT OXYGEN SPECIMEN INITIAL WEIGHT FINAL WEIGHT COPPER 48.258 ZINC 46.514 STEEL 44.441 BRASS 51.311

WEIGHT LOSS 48.257 46.469 44.381 51.311 0.001 0.045 0.06 0

CORROSION LOSS 0.0018 0.022 0.029 0.0028

CORROSION LOSS 2.0722E-05 0.000967451 0.001350105 0

Question 1

Corrosion rate VS type of metal

0.035 corrosion rate, mm/d 0.03 0.025 0.02 0.015 0.01 0.005 0 copper zinc steel brass type of metal
BRAIN WITHOUT OXYGEN

BRAIN WITH OXYGEN

Weight loss VS type of metal

0.16 0.14 weight loss, g 0.12
0.1

0.08 0.06 0.04 0.02 0 copper zinc steel brass type of metal

BRAIN WITH OXYGEN BRAIN WITHOUT OXYGEN

From above graph, the metals corrosion/losses in decreasing order are, 1. Steel 2. Zinc 3. Copper 4. Brass As we know, brine will accelerate corrosion by increasing th number of ions and hence increasing local electric currents. While oxygen dissolved in water reacts with the protective ionic hydrogen leading will increasing corrosion. In this experiment, steel is the highest weight loss due to its high anodic characteristic.