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Forms of Corrosion: Recognition and Prevention, NACE Handbook 1, Volume 2
Dale Mcintyre, Ed. NACE International, Houston, TX, 146 pp., $97, indexed
One hundred eighty four case histories of corrosion failure involving chemical processing and power plant equipment are presented in this book, which is organized into eight chapters corresponding to the classic forms of corrosion (general corrosion of metals, localized corrosion, galvanic corrosion, environmental corrosion, erosion-corrosion, cavitation and fretting, intergranular corrosion, dealloying, and high temperature corrosion performance).
Each case describes the type of material exposed to corrosion, the equipment...