Conference Proceedings
The AusIMM Proceedings 1951
Conference Proceedings
The AusIMM Proceedings 1951
Corrosion and Heat Resisting Steels for the Mining Industry
Corrosion is a chemical or electro-chemical attack on a metal by the surrounding medium, and it can be stated in general terms that a non-corrodible metal possesses that property either because there is no chemical action between it and the medium, or because the medium reacts quickly with the metal to produce a thin protective coating.When iron or steel is attacked by dilute mineral acids, for example, the products of the reaction are soluble and the formation of a protective film cannot take place; on the other hand, rusting produces a porous film which flakes away and offers little protection to the underlying metal. However, when chromium is alloyed with iron, its resistance to corrosion is improved because the films produced on such alloys become more adherent and tenacious as the proportion of chromium is increased. Chromium is thus an essestial constituent of the corrosion- and heat-resisting steels.During the 40 years which have elapsed since their initial development, these alloys have made an important place for themselves in inNOMENCLATUREVery few of the alloys which are about to be described can strictly be considered stainless, and most are not steels in the sense that they can he hardened by quenching from...
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