Shipbuilding & Repair

The publication is presenting the updated view of the marine corrosion of the stainless steel, covering the relevant fields of selection and testing of the materials, their protection and monitoring. The first part of the volume consists of five chapters and is mainly concerned with the analysis of the results of the tests conducted in the course of the researches performed in the European sea waters towards the three popular types of the stainless steel some thirty years ago.

The author of the book has provided the clear description of the experimental procedures and all required data, such as the critical pitting temperature, as well as the crevice corrosion results etc. This information is forming the core of the volume, followed by the chapters dealing with the professional reviews of the results and reports. The main covered topics are the selection of the materials, including superaustenic steels, desalination processes, high-alloy steels, topside marine corrosion, duplex stainless steels and other important matters.

The chapter addressing the testing and experience covers the application limits, steel ageing and its influence on the behavior, modern steels, potential-dimension diagram, nickel base alloys etc. The "protection and monitoring" chapter covers the cathodic protection, monitoring of the pitting corrosion, future applications and other aspects.

The preparation of the content of this third release of the Handbook nearly ten years after the release of the original one, required a full revision of the major portion of the book, not only because of the recent technical developments that occurred in technology and application, but also because of the identification of the critical factors in the protection systems.

The authors has also taken into account the developments in the recognized standards and commonly applicable regulations. The electro-chemical corrosion and associated corrosion protection are based on the same foundation. The scientific basis of the present volume has been formed by the uniform terminology provided in the DIN 219 manual. Our understanding of the problem has been significantly improved thanks to the descriptions of the newly developed systems of protection and questions related to the utilization of the current and potential distribution plus the influence of the high tension.

There are some serious advances in the IR-free potential measurement, data evaluation and intensive measuring techniques. The publication is highly recommended to the people dealing with the prevention of corrosion of the ship hulls, i.e. workers of the ship construction and repair industries who will definitely appreciate the content of the volume.