Environmental Corrosion of Metals and Its Prevention, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 97
Special Issue Editors
Interests: coating; corrosion; soil environment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Corrosion is a phenomenon in which metal materials interact with the surrounding environment to destroy their properties, causing huge economic losses and environmental problems. According to a related survey, the economic losses caused by corrosion account for about 3–5% of GDP. Corrosion has always attracted attention in the field of industry and engineering as it can have severe consequences on metal structures. The hazard of metal corrosion usually comes from its surrounding environments, such as corrosive ions, microbes, stress and stray currents. Inhibitor, coating and cathodic protection are the main protective methods to prevent the corrosion of metals from corrosive factors. The study of corrosion mechanisms is the basis for effectively inhibiting the corrosion of metals. Protective methods are an application of anticorrosive theory, which further guides theoretical research. This Special Issue deals with various aspects of environmental corrosion (e.g., atmosphere, soil and water) and prevention methods. Below is a non-exhaustive list of the topics to be covered:
- Corrosion of metal in simulated or real environments including soil, atmosphere and sea;
- Conversion film including chemical conversion film, electroplating film, thermal-sprayed coating, and so on;
- Coatings including anticorrosive coatings, functional coatings, and so on;
- Inhibitors in different media and phases;
- Cathodic protection including sacrificial anode protection and impressed current protection.
Dr. Jin Xu
Dr. Boxin Wei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- corrosion
- erosion
- cathodic protection
- coating
- inhibitor
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