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Examples of Some Materials Vulnerable to MIC

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Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion

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This chapter will focus on three types of materials: duplex stainless steel, copper and copper-nickel alloys and concrete. The main reason for selecting these materials was that they are of frequent use in industry. For example, copper and copper alloys have this reputation that no micro-organism can colonise them, as copper is poisonous to living organisms. This “copper reputation” has given this material a very wide range of applications. Duplex stainless steels are better known for their upgraded corrosion resistance versus the “ordinary” stainless steels such as grade 316, 304 and their varieties. On the other hand, concrete, thanks to its composite structure that takes the advantage of both steel and cement, has given this material an impossible-to-ignore position among other materials especially in the sewage treatment industry. We will show that all these materials are actually susceptible to microbial corrosion, so there is no material that can be regarded as to be totally safe to MIC.

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(2008). Examples of Some Materials Vulnerable to MIC. In: Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion. Engineering Materials and Processes. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-074-2_8

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