Corrosion Quiz

Corrosion is the deterioration of materials by chemical interaction with their environment.

The learning objectives include introduction to corrosion, classification of corrosion, mechanism of corrosion, factors influencing corrosion, corrosion control methods, and corrosion inhibitors.

Underground corrosion refers to the severe corrosion suffered by buried gas or water supply pipes. It is not detected until an actual leakage occurs, by which time considerable damage may be done.

<p>In electronic equipment, it is important to avoid raised resistance at low current connections because corrosion products can cause damage and have sufficient conductance to cause short circuits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The degradation of plastics, concrete, and wood can also be considered as corrosion, but the term generally refers to metals.</p> Signup and view all the answers