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CORROSION AND CATHODIC PROTECTION * GENERAL CORROSION COT rn Prepared by: GENERAL CORROSION CORPORATION MINNEAPOLIS, HN Section One: Section Two: Section Three: Section Four Section Five: Section Six: Table of Contents Conosion Related Definitions Pages 3-4 Corrosion Theory Pages 5-6 Cathodic Protection Pages 7-8 Cathodic Protection Testing Procedures Pages 9-10 Cathodic Protection Testing Errors Page 11 Cathodic Protection System Maintenance Pages 12-13 Section One: Corrosion Related Definitions Anode - The electrode of an electrochemical cell at which oxidation or corrosion occurs. Cathode - The electrode of an electrochemical cell at which reduction or practically no eorrosion occurs. Cathodic Protection - A technique to reduce the corrosion of a metal surface by making that surface the cathode of an electrochemical cel. Conting — A dielectric material applied to a pipe to separate it from the environment Corrosion ~ The deterioration of a material, usually a metal, that results from a reaction with its environment Corrosion Cell A circuit consisting of an anode and a cathode in electrical contact in an electrolyte Corrosion generally occurs only at the anodic areas, (Also: electrochemical cell, galvanic cel) Corrosion Potential — The potential of a corroding surface in an electrolyte relative to a reference electrode under open-eircuit conditions. (Also: open-circuit potential) Criterion — A standard for assessment of the effectiveness of a cathodic protection system. Depolarization — The elimination or reduction of polarization by phiysical or chemical means. This results n inereased corrosion, Direct Current — DC electricity is of prime importance in the corrosion (and the corrosion control) process. Electrode — A conductor in contact with an electrolyte in which current is transferred to or from the electrolyte Electrolyte ~ An ionic conductor. Usually soil or liquid next to and in contact with buried or submerged metallic structures, Foreign Structure ~ Any metallic structuse that is not intended as past of the system under cathodic protection. Ground Bed — The portion of the cathodic protection system consisting of the anode and back-

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