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In situ corrosion tests in Salton Sea geothermal brine environments

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Geothermal brines are the most corrosive naturally-occurring fluids. Materials to handle and contain them must be carefully evaluated.

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JOHN P. CARTER received a B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh in 1953. Prior to joining the Bureau of Mines as a research chemist in 1961, he was employed at U.S. Steel’s Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Research Center and had served on active duty with the Army Corps of Engineers. He has worked extensively on corrosion problems associated with refractory metals and alloys and on those found in metallurgical and chemical processes. Mr. Carter has authored or coauthored some 30 papers on corrosion and corrosion abatement. He is a member of ACS, ASM, ASTM (Committee GI-VI), ECS, NACE, and SAME and has been certified by NACE as a corrosion specialist.

FRANK X. McCAWLEY received a B.S. Degree in chemistry from the University of Scranton in 1949. He worked for the Chicago Development Corporation for ten years doing research in electrorefining of metals from fused salt electrolytes. In 1959, he joined the Bureau of Mines as a metallurgist and has been conducting research in electroplating of refractory materials in fused salt baths and materials science. He is a member of AIME, ASM, ESC, AAS, and AIC.

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Carter, J.P., McCawley, F.X. In situ corrosion tests in Salton Sea geothermal brine environments. JOM 30, 11–15 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03354348

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