Thursday, January 28, 2010

what is corrosion??


The deterioration or degradation of materials, usually metals because of the environment

& why do metal corrode?

* Most metal used in construction are subject to corrosion.

* This is due to high energy content of the elements in metallic form.

* In nature, most metals are found in chemical combination with other elements.

* Which later change into metals or alloys by introduction of energy.

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