Corrosion Rate Conversion The most used expression for Corrosion Rate in the US is the mpy (Mils per

year). To convert corrosion rate (corrosion rate conversion) between the mpy and the equivalent in metric unit mm/y (millimeter per year): 1 mpy = 0.0254 mm/y = 25.4 microm/y To calculate the corrosion rate from metal loss: mm /y = 87.6 x (W / DAT)

where: W = weight loss in milligrams D = metal density in g /cm3 A = area of sample in cm2 T = time of exposure of the metal sample in hours

Anodic protection is a method used to prevent corrosion. This method is most often used in highly corrosive environments to protect metal immersed in a solution with uncommonly acidic or basic qualities. Anodic protection is different from cathodic protection, another technique used to prevent corrosion in metal devices and structures. In anodic protection, electric current is used to create a protective oxidized layer on the base protected material, often known as the substrate. This process is most frequently employed in industrial production.

Usually, anodic protection is used to protect metal in environments too corrosive for other methods of protection like cathodic protection to be effective. Cathodic protection differs from anodic techniques because cathodic protection uses a metal rod called a sacrificial cathode to corrode in place of the protected metal. This technique is usually used in water, while anodic methods of protection are used in more corrosive environments.

Commonly used to protect metal in solutions with unusually high or low potential hydrogen (pH) levels, which indicate the acidic or basic nature of a solution, anodic protection is most frequently used for steel. This technique can usually be found in factories that work with high or low pH

solutions, particularly sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, or chromic acid. Other lesser-used substrate materials that can benefit from anodic protection include magnesium, titanium, and zinc.

Anodic protection is a method used to prevent corrosion. This method is most often used in highly corrosive environments to protect metal immersed in a solution with uncommonly acidic or basic qualities. Anodic protection is different from cathodic protection, another technique used to prevent corrosion in metal devices and structures. In anodic protection, electric current is used to create a protective oxidized layer on the base protected material, often known as the substrate. This process is most frequently employed in industrial production. Usually, anodic protection is used to protect metal in environments too corrosive for other methods of protection like cathodic protection to be effective. Cathodic protection differs from anodic techniques because cathodic protection uses a metal rod called a sacrificial cathode to corrode in place of the protected metal. This technique is usually used in water, while anodic methods of protection are used in more corrosive environments. Commonly used to protect metal in solutions with unusually high or low potential hydrogen (pH) levels, which indicate the acidic or basic nature of a solution, anodic protection is most frequently used for steel. This technique can usually be found in factories that work with high or low pH solutions, particularly sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, or chromic acid. Other lesser-used substrate materials that can benefit from anodic protection include magnesium, titanium, and zinc.