Corrosion of Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Corrosion of engineering alloys and its mitigation measures continue to cost dearly (~4% of GDP of any developed economy which translates to an annual loss of ~$250b to USA). Traditional approaches, such as the use of corrosion resistance alloys and coatings have brought about significant mitigation of the age-old problem of corrosion.  Alloys with the highest corrosion resistance perform on the principle of their inherent ability to develop a corrosion resistant surface film of oxide of chromium.  However, chloride ions (i.e., abundantly present in sea-water) can disrupt this protective oxide film not only in lesser alloys, but even in the case of the alloys with the highest resistance when the corrosive environment is very aggressive.  Hence, the traditional mitigation strategies, such as the one based just on increasing chromium content of alloys, have not always succeeded in providing durable mitigations. However, a durable corrosion resistance is still a non-trivial challenge in some critical applications, such as where highly corrosive solutions are handled (e.g., concentrated chloride solutions in desalination plants), or where corrosion resistance is required for very long durations (e.g., nuclear waste containers) or where corrosion can cause serious health problems (such as by degradation of human implants).

It is true that circumventing corrosion in such critical applications is technologically challenging, socially fulfilling as well as commercially attractive, but it is equally true that a durable solution calls for a disruptive approach, which in itself is a non-trivial challenge (given the age-old nature of the discipline).

With the above background, this Special Issue invites manuscripts in the following disciplines of corrosion. This list is not meant to be restrictive, and manuscripts on the other topics of corrosion are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Raman Singh
Dr. Fuhui Wang
Dr. Parama Chakraborty Banerjee
Guest Editors

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