Corrosion and Protection of Metallic Materials

Dear Colleagues,

The corrosion of the metallic materials results in the collapse of infrastructure, the leakage, breakage, and explosion of pipelines, tanks, and chemical plants, the crash of aircraft, the poisoning of blood by corroded medical implants, the pollution of the environment, and so on. Addressing corrosion issues is therefore of significance and has been a longstanding task for scientists and engineers. Although plenty of research has been devoted to corrosion issues in a great effort to minimize the corrosion cost and prevent corrosion disasters, it is still far from sufficient if we are to comprehensively understand the corrosion mechanisms and find proper solutions to prevent metallic materials from corrosion; therefore, the topic deserves more attention.

This Special Issue aims to publish original papers and critical reviews in the latest developments in the areas of corrosion and protection of metallic materials. It will provide a platform to exchange ideas for corrosion scientists and engineers and will be beneficial to solving the academic/industrial corrosion issues. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Electrochemical corrosion mechanisms;
• Localized corrosion;
• Tribocorrosion;
• Surface and coating technology for corrosion protection;
• Corrosion inhibitors;
• Corrosion-resistant alloys;
• Corrosion interface characterization.

Prof. Dr. Yugui Zheng
Dr. Yanxin Qiao
Dr. Zhengbin Wang
Guest Editors

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