Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Health and safety considerations 2 The corrosion of steel 2. 1 Corrosion: the basic process 2.2 The electrochemical nature of corrosion 2.3 Corrosion terminology 2.3.1 Potential 2.3.2 Polarisation 2.4 Corrosion in air 2.4.1 Steel composition 2. 4. 2 Rust 2.5 Corrosion in water 2.5.1 Composition of water 2.5.2 Operating conditions 2.5.3 Steel composition 2.5.4 Corrosion rates of steel in water 2.6 Corrosion in soil 2. 7 Bacterial corrosion 2.8 Health and safety considerations ences Further reading 3 Surface preparation 3.1 Steel surface contaminants and condition 3.1.1 Oil and grease C D.A. Bavliss and D. H. DeaconContents Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 1.1 Health and safety considerations 2 The corrosion of steel 2.1 Corrosion: the basic process 2.2 The electrochemical nature of corrosion 2.3 Corrosion terminology 2.3.1 Potential 2.3.2 Polarisation 2.3.3 Passivity 2.4 Corrosion in air 2.4.1 Steel composition 2.4.2 Rust 2.5 Corrosion in water 2.5.1 Composition of water 2.5.2 Operating conditions 2.5.3 Steel composition 2.5.4 Corrosion rates of steel in water 2.6 Corrosion in soil 2.7 Bacterial corrosion 2.8 Health and safety considerations References Further reading 3 Surface preparation 3.1 Steel surface contaminants and conditions 3.1.1 Oil and grease © 2002 D. A. Bayliss and D. H. Deacon