TITLE
Test Planning and Design: ASTM Manual on Corrosion Tests and
Standards and Interpretation


AUTHOR(S)
John W. Spence, Stephen D. Cramer, and Fred H. Haynie

PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS

EMAP Center
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Mines
Albany Research Center, Albany, OR 97321

SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EMAP Center
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

ABSTRACT
     Corrosion tests are an important evaluative tool when using
materials for scientific, industrial, engineering, consumer, and
aesthetic purposes.  Tests have been used to help transform natural
resources into construction materials for buildings, bridges,
spacecraft, monuments, computers, medical implants, automobiles,
chemical plants, drilling and mining equipment, and manufacturing
facilities--all of which have an impact on society.  Corrosion
tests evaluate a range of material degradation processes, which
include mechanically assisted corrosion and wear/corrosion
synergism.  Corrosion tests examine the performance of materials,
evaluate using alternate materials, develop strategies for
protection of materials, and obtain corrosivity information on
specific environments.  This chapter will provide an overview for
and a generalized approach to planning corrosion tests.  While
testing of metallic materials is the primary focus of this book,
the general approach for planning corrosion tests also applies to
environmental testing of nonmetallic materials, such as paints,
plastics, ceramics, stone, and fibers.