Objectives

On completion of this period, you would be

able to know :

• About the corrosion

• Definition of corrosion

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• What happens, whenever an iron article exposed to
atmosphere ?
• Rusting of iron occurs .

• Why rusting of iron occurs?

• Did you observe the tarnishing of silver and gold

ornaments ?

• Rusting of iron and tarnishing of silver and gold

ornaments due to atmospheric gases.

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• This property of metals is called corrosion

• Metals are used widely in the industries

• Corrosion results loss of huge quantity of metals hence

it should be prevented

• It is essential for an engineer to know about the

corrosion of metals and its preventive methods

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A car abandoned

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 After some years

Can you tell why

Yes
brown colour
Rusting appeared

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• Different metals are available in nature as ores.

• Metals are extracted from their ores called metallurgy.

• Metals are considered as excited state and ores in

ground state.

• Metals have tendency to revert back to their original

state.

• Therefore destruction of metal starts at surface of metal

by nature to form compounds.

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 Corrosion
Oxidation Metallic
Metal compound + Energy
Metallurgy
Reduction
State of higher energy State of lower energy

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 Definition of corrosion

• Slow and gradual disintegration of a metal due to

atmospheric gases is called corrosion

• The most common example of corrosion is rusting of iron.

• Some other examples are tarnishing of silver,

development of green coating on copper and bronze, etc

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 Effects of Corrosion
• Plants shutdown due to failure.

• Loss of efficiency of metallic equipment.

• Contamination or loss of product from corroded

container (leakages).

• Corroded tubes, pipes will spoil the food, water

which results in ill health.

• Bridges are collapsed, may happen.

• Boilers are exploded due to corrosion.

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 atmosphere Water film

Dehydration
Rusting of Iron surface

Metal surface
Region of low
impurity
Concentration
Metal atom
Region of high
Anodic area impurityGconcentration
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to 77
cathodic area
10
impurity
 Summary

We have studied about :

• Introduction to corrosion

• Definition of corrosion

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 Quiz

1. The tarnishing of gold ring is called

a) Rusting
b) Coagulation
c) Corrosion
d) None of the above

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2. Corrosion is a :

a) Physical process
b) Chemical process
c) Biological process
d) All of the process

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 Frequently asked question

1. Define the Corrosion .

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