Carbon steel suffer from 'general' corrosion, where large areas of the surface are affected. Stainless steel tubes in the passive state are normally protected against this form of attack, however, localised forms of attack can occur and result in corrosionproblems.
The assessment of corrosion resistance in any particular environment, therefore, usually involves a consideration of specificcorrosion mechanisms.
These mechanisms are principally:
These mechanisms are principally:
