Corrosion Rate Conversion

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Corrosion Rate Conversion The following charts provide a simple way to convert data between the most common

corrosion units in usage, i.e. corrosion current (mA cm-2) , mass loss (g m-2 day-1) and penetration rates (mm y-1 or mpy) for all metals or for example)
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mA cm mm year-1 mpy g m-2 day-1 where:


y y y y

mA cm-2 1 0.306 nd/M 0.00777 nd/M 0.112 n/M

mm year-1 3.28 M/nd 1 0.0254 0.365 /d

mpy 129 M/nd 39.4 1 14.4 /d

g m-2 day-1 8.95 M/n 2.74 d 0.0694 d 1

mpy = milli-inch per year n = number of electrons freed by the corrosion reaction M = atomic mass d = density

Note: you should read the Table from left to right, i.e.: 1 mA cm-2 = (3.28 M/nd) mm y-1 = (129 M/nd) mpy = (8.95 M/n) g m-2 day-1 For example, if the metal is steel or iron (Fe), n =2, M = 55.85 g and d = 7.88 g cm-3 and the Table of conversion becomes: mA cm-2 mm year-1 mpy g m-2 day-1 mA cm-2 1 0.0863 0.00219 0.00401 mm year-1 11.6 1 0.0254 0.0463 mpy 456 39.4 1 1.83 g m-2 day-1 249 21.6 0.547 1

Note: you should read the Table from left to right, i.e.: 1 mA cm-2 = 11.6 mm y-1 = 456 mpy = 249 g m-2 day-1
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