Project #4289

Copper Pitting and Brass Dezincification: Physical and Chemical Effects

$196,504
Completed
Principal Investigator
Marc
Edwards
Research Manager
Traci L Case
Contractor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Lead & Copper
Corrosion
Water Quality

Abstract

Establishes definitively whether certain chemical constituents inhibit or accelerate copper pitting corrosion. Examines the impacts of water chemistry on dezincification. Determines the extent to which differential flow and water chemistry interact to cause non-uniform corrosion failures in single-metal systems and those with dissimilar needs. Published in 2011.