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Corrosion is a chemical or electrochemical reaction between a metal and its environment, which involves removal of the metal or its conversion to an oxide or other compound. It may also be defined as the passage of the metal atoms from the metallic to the ionic state. In some cases the compound will form a protective layer which reduces and prevents further corrosion, but in others this is not so and further corrosion is not inhibited.
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P. T. Gilbert, “ Corrosion Fatigue,” Met. Rev., Vol. 1, 1956, p. 379.
W. D. Clark, “ Design from the Viewpoint of Corrosion,” Met. Rev., Vol. 3, 1958, p. 279.
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Pascoe, K.J. (1978). Corrosion. In: An Introduction to the Properties of Engineering Materials. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7068-0_18
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