Over 60% of all mechanical failures are effectively due to corrosion in the chemical and other process industries, where equipment reliability and durability have a vast influence on almost every industrial operation. For this reason it is all the more important to be able to navigate the flood of scientific technical information on materials and corrosion by an efficient use of information system s and databases. The new electronic version of the Corrosion handbook on CD-ROM reflects the state of the art in research.
The CD has a similar structure to the well-known Corrosion Handbook paper edition (7000 pages) but in a modern, carefully hyperlinked electronic form. The user can browse through the entire compilation of corrosion data. Furthermore, the CD features a very advanced full text search and an index based on key concepts. The CD has a comprehensive table of contents and annotations can be saved anywhere.
Users of the Corrosion handbook on CD-ROM will find answers to the following:
· Is there information available on the behaviour of a certain material in a particular medium?
· Which materials are out of question for a proposed use?
· Which materials can be used without hesitation in a medium concerned?
· What are the conditions under which a less resistant, less costly material will give satisfactory service?
· Which material offers best performance for value under the given circumstances?
· What protective measures exist: inhibitors, coatings, cathodic protection, etc.?
For further information please contact
Dr. Roman Bender, DECHEMA e.V., E-Mail:
or visit www.dechema.de/corrosion |
