Provides both a basic understanding of corrosion and provides corrosion-failure analysis case studies

Corrosion Failures: Theory, Case Studies, and Solutions provides a series of practical case studies of corrosion-induced failures that have occurred in process equipment in the engineering/ process industries in the recent past, along with the authors’ analysis. Each corrosion failure discussed is a unique experience by itself, although it is possible to classify each failure according to the form(s) of corrosive attack. In order to understand and appreciate the cause of each failure and the recommendations to prevent similar failures in the future, the chapters on case histories are preceded by chapters dealing with Basics of Corrosion, Forms of Corrosion, Materials Selection and Importance and Standard Methodology of Failure Analysis. The book provides a concise presentation of the essence of corrosion principles with an orientation towards corrosion failures and management of corrosion to prevent failures. By appropriate design, construction, operation, and maintenance, the cost of failure can, indeed, be avoided.

Corrosion Failures features a three-fold treatment of the topic:

1. To present corrosion as a deteriorating mechanism of assets everywhere, particularly in engineering process industries.

2. To present Failure Analysis as a standard procedure to analyze unexpected occurrences in industrial operations.

3. To present actual case studies analyzed by the authors wherein the principles of corrosion and procedures of Failure Analysis are applied in practice to arrive at the diagnosis of the unexpected occurrences followed by remedial measures.

With 80 case studies provided, Corrosion Failures details numerous examples of corrosion failures and provides a description of the type of service involved, the specific problem occurred, the materials of construction, observations, diagnostic results and remedy.

K. Elayaperumal has close to 50 years of experience in corrosion and metallurgical analysis. Since 1979 he has been a Corrosion & Metallurgical Consultant extending advisory Consultancy services in the areas of Corrosion Prevention, Materials Selection, Failure Analysis, Water treatment etc. as related to Process Industry. He is the recipient of both National Metallurgist Award instituted by Ministry of Iron and Steel, Government of India, for contribution in Corrosion Prevention and Failure Analysis and also Life Time Achievement Award from NACE International India Chapter. This book would serve as an easy manual for students, teachers, company executive and practicing engineers alike.

V. S. Raja is currently a professor in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India. He has guided about 20 doctoral and 100 master’s students in Corrosion and has been a Consultant to over 50 industries; has over 120 publications in various peer reviewed journals & books and also delivered over 100 plenary, keynote and invited talks in conferences. He is a recipient of Meritorious award by NACE international India Section and Excellence in Teaching award by IIT Bombay and a Fellow of NACE International and Indian Institute of Metals.