A separate phenomena index, a glossary of terms, and a comprehensive, bibliography are included, and in order to keep the information as up-to-date as possible, supplements are published at appropriate intervals. Illustrated by colour photographs and microprints, each gives information about the phenomenon and appearance of the corrosion, time to failure, environment, cause of the corrosion and the remedies. The case histories are classified by material and subdivided according to the system from which the corroded part originates and to the phenomenon. It comprises two loose-leaf volumes: Volume 1 contains the case histories concerning carbon steels Volume 2 contains those concerning stainless steels and non-ferrous materials. The Atlas fills the gap in progression from theory to practice. The existing literature on the subject is mostly rather specialised, too theoretical and of too high a scientific level to be of direct use to those looking for practical solutions to corrosion problems. Though many corrosion remedies are well-known, they are not always applied simply because engineers are not aware either of the remedies themselves or of their correct application. For technicians in the field faced with combatting corrosion problems, help is now at hand in the form of this eminently practical instructive Corrosion Atlas.
This second edition has been revised and updated where necessary and expanded with 162 new cases with full colour illustrations.
When published in 1988, the Corrosion Atlas, comprising 242 case histories, was described by one reviewer as ".a wonderful contribution to the corrosion literature and one long overdue".
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