Corrosion affects many sectors, including industries, railways, transportation systems, marine environments, construction, housing components, engineering tools, metallic structures, and even biomedical implants. Due to corrosion, major financial losses occur in these fields. Corrosion takes place because of changes in the internal morphology of materials, or the attack of corrosive substances present in the environment. These unfavorable physical, chemical, and biochemical reactions lead to various forms of corrosion such as galvanic corrosion between similar and dissimilar metals, pitting corrosion, crevice corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, embrittlement, and blistering. Although corrosion cannot be completely avoided, its cost can be minimized through proper mitigation strategies. The primary duty of a corrosion engineer is to apply scientific techniques to control corrosion-related expenditure in a practical manner. Important corrosion protection techniques include cathodic and anodic protection, the use of inhibitors, composite barrier coatings, nanocoatings, development of corrosion-resistant alloys, and appropriate heat treatment methods. Several approaches are applied for corrosion mitigation such as proper selection of metals and alloys, coating with non-metallic materials, modification of the surrounding environment, electrochemical protection methods, proper engineering design, use of inhibitors, and advanced nanocoatings.

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1. Fontana, M. G., Corrosion Engineering, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1986.
2. Uhlig, H. H., and Revie, R. W., Corrosion and Corrosion Control: An Introduction to Corrosion Science and Engineering, 4th ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2008.
3. Jones, D. A., Principles and Prevention of Corrosion, 2nd ed., Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1996.
4. Revie, R. W., and Uhlig, H. H., Uhlig’s Corrosion Handbook, 3rd ed., Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2011.
5. ASM International, ASM Handbook, Volume 13A: Corrosion: Fundamentals, Testing, and Protection, ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, 2003.
6. Shreir, L. L., Jarman, R. A., and Burstein, G. T., Corrosion: Metal/Environment Reactions, 3rd ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 1994.
7. Roberge, P. R., Handbook of Corrosion Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2000.
8. Davis, J. R., Corrosion: Understanding the Basics, ASM International, 2000.
9. Baboian, R., Corrosion Tests and Standards: Application and Interpretation, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2005.
10. Ahmad, Z., Principles of Corrosion Engineering and Corrosion Control, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 2006.
11. Landolt, D., Corrosion and Surface Chemistry of Metals, EPFL Press, Lausanne, 2007.
12. Sedriks, A. J., Corrosion of Stainless Steels, 2nd ed., Wiley-Interscience, New York, 1996.
13. Koch, G. H., Brongers, M. P. H., Thompson, N. G., Virmani, Y. P., and Payer, J. H., Corrosion Cost and Preventive Strategies in the United States, NACE International, Houston, 2002.
14. Marcus, P., Corrosion Mechanisms in Theory and Practice, 3rd ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2011.
15. Szklarska-Smialowska, Z., Pitting Corrosion of Metals, NACE International, Houston, 1986.
16. ISO 8044:2015, Corrosion of Metals and Alloys—Basic Terms and Definitions, International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, 2015.
17. ASTM G31-21, Standard Practice for Laboratory Immersion Corrosion Testing of Metals, ASTM International, 2021.
18. NACE SP0169, Control of External Corrosion on Underground or Submerged Metallic Piping Systems, NACE International, 2013.
19. Raja, P. B., and Sethuraman, M. G., “Natural Products as Corrosion Inhibitor for Metals in Corrosive Media – A Review,” Materials Letters, vol. 62, pp. 113–116, 2008.
20. Verma, C., Ebenso, E. E., and Quraishi, M. A., “Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel in Acidic Medium by Green Inhibitors,” Journal of Molecular Liquids, vol. 233, pp. 403–414, 2017.

21. R K Singh & Noor Alam (2019), Study the corrosion & corrosion protection of brass

22. Szabo T, Molnar-Nagy L, and Telegdi J (2011), Self-healing microcapsules and slow

23. Videla H and L K Herrera (2009), Understanding microbial inhibition of corrosion,

24. R K Singh (2017), Corrosion protection of transport vehicles by nanocoating of

25. Wen N T, Lin C S, Bai C Y, and Ger M D (2008), Structures and characteristics of Cr

26. Boerio F J, Shah P (2005), Adhesion of injection molded PVC to steel substrates, J of

27. R K Singh, Manjay K Thakur & Sabana Latif (2018), Mild Steel corrosion control by

28. Deveci H, Ahmetti G and Ersoz M, (2012), Modified styrenes: Corrosion physico-

29. Genzer J (2005), Templating Surfaces with Gradient Assemblies, J of Adhesion 81, 417-
31. Baier R E (2006), Surface behaviour of biomaterials: Surface for biocompatibility, J.

32. R K Singh 58(2016), Corrosion protection of transport vehicles by nanocoating of

33. Rao BVA, Iqbal M Y and Sreehar B (2010), Electrochemical and surface analytical

34. Liu X Y, Ma H Y and Hou M Z (2009), Self-assembled monolayers of stearic

35. Liao Q Q, Yue Z W and Zhou Q (2009), Corrosion inhibition effect of self-assembled

36. Zhang D Q, He X M and Kim G S (2009), Arginine self-assembled monolayers against

37. Ghareba G S and Omanovic S (2010), Interaction of 12-aminododecanoic acid with a

38. Sahoo R R and Biswas S K (2009), Frictional response of fatty acids on steel, J. Colloid

39. Raman R and Gawalt E S (2007), Selfassembled monolayers of alkanoic acid on the

40. R K Singh (2015), Building materials corrosion control by fiber reinforced polymers,

41. Li D G, Chen S H and Zhao S Y (2006), The corrosion Inhibition of the self-assembled

42. Cristiani P, Perboni G and Debenedetti A (2008), Effect of chlorination on the corrosion

43. Cristiani P (2005), Solutions fouling in power station condensers, Appl. Therm. Eng. 25

44. R K Singh & Rajeev Kumar (2014), Study corrosion and corrosion protection of stainless

Corrosion affects many sectors, including industries, railways, transportation systems, marine environments, construction, housing components, engineering tools, metallic structures, and even biomedical implants. Due to corrosion, major financial losses occur in these fields. Corrosion takes place because of changes in the internal morphology of materials, or the attack of corrosive substances present in the environment. These unfavorable physical, chemical, and biochemical reactions lead to various forms of corrosion such as galvanic corrosion between similar and dissimilar metals, pitting corrosion, crevice corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, embrittlement, and blistering. Although corrosion cannot be completely avoided, its cost can be minimized through proper mitigation strategies. The primary duty of a corrosion engineer is to apply scientific techniques to control corrosion-related expenditure in a practical manner. Important corrosion protection techniques include cathodic and anodic protection, the use of inhibitors, composite barrier coatings, nanocoatings, development of corrosion-resistant alloys, and appropriate heat treatment methods. Several approaches are applied for corrosion mitigation such as proper selection of metals and alloys, coating with non-metallic materials, modification of the surrounding environment, electrochemical protection methods, proper engineering design, use of inhibitors, and advanced nanocoatings.

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1. Fontana, M. G., Corrosion Engineering, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1986.
2. Uhlig, H. H., and Revie, R. W., Corrosion and Corrosion Control: An Introduction to Corrosion Science and Engineering, 4th ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2008.
3. Jones, D. A., Principles and Prevention of Corrosion, 2nd ed., Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1996.
4. Revie, R. W., and Uhlig, H. H., Uhlig’s Corrosion Handbook, 3rd ed., Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2011.
5. ASM International, ASM Handbook, Volume 13A: Corrosion: Fundamentals, Testing, and Protection, ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, 2003.
6. Shreir, L. L., Jarman, R. A., and Burstein, G. T., Corrosion: Metal/Environment Reactions, 3rd ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 1994.
7. Roberge, P. R., Handbook of Corrosion Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2000.
8. Davis, J. R., Corrosion: Understanding the Basics, ASM International, 2000.
9. Baboian, R., Corrosion Tests and Standards: Application and Interpretation, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2005.
10. Ahmad, Z., Principles of Corrosion Engineering and Corrosion Control, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 2006.
11. Landolt, D., Corrosion and Surface Chemistry of Metals, EPFL Press, Lausanne, 2007.
12. Sedriks, A. J., Corrosion of Stainless Steels, 2nd ed., Wiley-Interscience, New York, 1996.
13. Koch, G. H., Brongers, M. P. H., Thompson, N. G., Virmani, Y. P., and Payer, J. H., Corrosion Cost and Preventive Strategies in the United States, NACE International, Houston, 2002.
14. Marcus, P., Corrosion Mechanisms in Theory and Practice, 3rd ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2011.
15. Szklarska-Smialowska, Z., Pitting Corrosion of Metals, NACE International, Houston, 1986.
16. ISO 8044:2015, Corrosion of Metals and Alloys—Basic Terms and Definitions, International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, 2015.
17. ASTM G31-21, Standard Practice for Laboratory Immersion Corrosion Testing of Metals, ASTM International, 2021.
18. NACE SP0169, Control of External Corrosion on Underground or Submerged Metallic Piping Systems, NACE International, 2013.
19. Raja, P. B., and Sethuraman, M. G., “Natural Products as Corrosion Inhibitor for Metals in Corrosive Media – A Review,” Materials Letters, vol. 62, pp. 113–116, 2008.
20. Verma, C., Ebenso, E. E., and Quraishi, M. A., “Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel in Acidic Medium by Green Inhibitors,” Journal of Molecular Liquids, vol. 233, pp. 403–414, 2017.

21. R K Singh & Noor Alam (2019), Study the corrosion & corrosion protection of brass

22. Szabo T, Molnar-Nagy L, and Telegdi J (2011), Self-healing microcapsules and slow

23. Videla H and L K Herrera (2009), Understanding microbial inhibition of corrosion,

24. R K Singh (2017), Corrosion protection of transport vehicles by nanocoating of

25. Wen N T, Lin C S, Bai C Y, and Ger M D (2008), Structures and characteristics of Cr

26. Boerio F J, Shah P (2005), Adhesion of injection molded PVC to steel substrates, J of

27. R K Singh, Manjay K Thakur & Sabana Latif (2018), Mild Steel corrosion control by

28. Deveci H, Ahmetti G and Ersoz M, (2012), Modified styrenes: Corrosion physico-

29. Genzer J (2005), Templating Surfaces with Gradient Assemblies, J of Adhesion 81, 417-
31. Baier R E (2006), Surface behaviour of biomaterials: Surface for biocompatibility, J.

32. R K Singh 58(2016), Corrosion protection of transport vehicles by nanocoating of

33. Rao BVA, Iqbal M Y and Sreehar B (2010), Electrochemical and surface analytical

34. Liu X Y, Ma H Y and Hou M Z (2009), Self-assembled monolayers of stearic

35. Liao Q Q, Yue Z W and Zhou Q (2009), Corrosion inhibition effect of self-assembled

36. Zhang D Q, He X M and Kim G S (2009), Arginine self-assembled monolayers against

37. Ghareba G S and Omanovic S (2010), Interaction of 12-aminododecanoic acid with a

38. Sahoo R R and Biswas S K (2009), Frictional response of fatty acids on steel, J. Colloid

39. Raman R and Gawalt E S (2007), Selfassembled monolayers of alkanoic acid on the

40. R K Singh (2015), Building materials corrosion control by fiber reinforced polymers,

41. Li D G, Chen S H and Zhao S Y (2006), The corrosion Inhibition of the self-assembled

42. Cristiani P, Perboni G and Debenedetti A (2008), Effect of chlorination on the corrosion

43. Cristiani P (2005), Solutions fouling in power station condensers, Appl. Therm. Eng. 25

44. R K Singh & Rajeev Kumar (2014), Study corrosion and corrosion protection of stainless