STP646-EB/Jun. 1978 Index New York Harbor, 117, 121, 123 (not ASTM), Aluminum coated steel Panama Canal Zone Advantages, 166, 174, 175 Coco Solo Nava] Station, 60 Disadvantages Fort Sherman, 59 Cut edge staining, 166 Point Reyes, Calif., 108 Coating weight, 166 WrightsvUle Beach, N.C., 100 Adverse effect on steel strength, Atmospheric exposure tests by com166 mittees Aluminum-zinc-coated steel Coated hardware, sheets, wire, New alloy evaluation 130 Salt spray test, 168 Corrosion of metals Atmospheric exposure, 168, 174 Current programs, 135, 136, Corrosion mechanism, 180, 182 138, 139 Effect of aluminum content on Die cast metals, 133 Microstructure, 173 Electrodeposited coatings, 134 Performance in different enIron-chromium-nickel alloys, 132 vironments, 171 Light metals, 134 Phase diagram, 172 Malleable iron castings, 132 Salt spray test, 170 Nonferrous metals, 132, 133 Atmospheric exposure of plating Nonferrous screens, 135 systems Paints, 134, 135 Stationary exposure, 127 Sandwich construction, 134 Mobile exposure Truck, 116 Tugboat, 117 Atmospheric exposure sites, ASTM Copper Jurisdiction Accelerated atmospheric testing Brazos River, Freeport, Tex., 107 Alloy evaluation, 159, 161 Columbus, Ohio, 109 Apparatus, ACCT, 163, 164 Detroit, Mich., 117, 121, 122 Architectural finishes East Chicago, Ind., 85, 86, 90, Inorganic 110 Natural patinas, 153, 186 Kearny, N.J., 108 Synthetic patinas, brochantite, New York City (Newark, N.J.), 17 conditions, 153, 154 225 Copyright 1978 by A S T M International www.astm.org 226 ATMOSPHERIC FACTORS AFFECTING ENGINEERING METALS Test sites, 156 Microcracked chromium, 118, Organic lacquers 124 Maintenance, 157 Microdiscontinuous chromium, Inhibited acrylic, 157, 158 127 Atmospheric corrosion Exposure sites Environments Atmospheric parameters Arid, industrial, marine, Cold sky, 9 rural, 186, 187, 190, Dew formation, 10, 11 194, 195 Relative humidity, 7, 8, 10, 38 Contact resistance, 49 Characterizing, 12, 13, 15 Diffusion transport, 49, 53, 54 Time-of-wetness meter Electrical contact corrosion, 48 Description, 6, 11, 15 Gold plating Detectors Grain size, 53 Gold-zinc, 15 Platinum-zinc, 6, 7, 11, 15 Annealing temperatures, 50, 52, Test panel 53,55 Grain boundary, 49 Radiant emissivity, 11 Laminar composites Wetness time, 7, 11, 15 Copper-clad stainless steel, 190, 191, 197, 198, 200 Rating system, 192, 193 Flamespraying (thermal spraying) Galvanic pitting, 199 Aluminum, 100, 103 Galvanic tunneling, 199 Sealers Metallic barriers for circuits Platinum, 51, 52, 54 Cobalt, 51, 53, 54 Chlorinated rubber, 102, 112 Cobalt-phosphors, 52, 53, 56 Chromium, 51, 53, 54 Composition, 111, 112 Nickel, 51, 53, 54 Zinc, 100, 103 Nickel-phosphors, 52, 53 Panel coating systems for Platinum, 51, 53, 54 Atmospheric exposure, 112,113 Rhodium, 51, 53, 54 Seawater exposure, 113, 114 Tin-nickel, 51, 53, 54 Specimen preparation Blast cleaning materials. 111 E Electroplating of Zinc die castings with Bright copper, 116, 117, 118 Bright nickel, 118, 119 Conventional chromium, 116, 122, 123 Crack-free chromium, 122, 123 Duplex nickel, 116, 117, 118, 119. 127 G Galvanic corrosion Atmospheric of Magnesium coupled with Aluminum, 21-26 Brass, 21-26 Cadmium plated steel, 21-26 Carbon steel, 21-26 Galvanized steel, 21-26 INDEX 227 Monel, 21-26 Performance of test panels of Nickel, 21-26 Hot-dip galvanized, 76 Stainless, Type 304, 21-26 Continuous coated, 76 Zinc, 21-26 Electrogalvanized, 76 Mixed couples, including aluPainted galvanized, 76 minum alloys, brass, Painted steel, 76 carbon steel coupled Results of with aluminum, brass, Visual examination, 79 carbon steel, Monel, Weight loss determination, 80 titanium, stainless Type Service life anticipated, 82 304 Results from Atmospheric exposure, 61 Seawater immersion, 66, 67 Soil burial, 69 Laboratory test environment Results of similar couples Controlled environmental exAtmospheric exposure, 69 posure chamber, 30, 32 Seawater immersion, 70 Dew-light cycle Soil burial, 69 Controls panel wetness, 38 Galvanic series based on Effect on "weathering steel" of Galvanic couples with magSulfur dioxide, 31, 34 nesium, 26 Nitrogen dioxide, 31, 34 Test specimens of couples Ozone, 34, 41,42 Disk-type, 17, 18, 59 Effect of gases on zinc, 42 Plate-type, 59 Relationship between corrosion, Galvanized steel time and temperature, Advantages 38,39 Atmospheric corrosion of Results of analysis of variance of Skyward surface, 83, 92 "Weathering steel" in polluted Groundward surface, 83, 92 air, 36 Performance, 166, 174, 175 "Weathering steel" in clean air, Disadvantages, 166 37 High temperature performance, Zinc in polluted air, 44 166 Kinetic relationships, 84 Predictions of corrosion rates, zinc, 94, 95, 96 Reactions of Basic zinc carbonate, 92, 93 Zinc, 92 Stainless steel Test sites for (see Atmospheric Atmospheric corrosion rate, 196 exposure sites) Polarization curves, 201 Galvanized steel highway posts Summary of papers, 216 228 ATMOSPHERIC FACTORS AFFECTING ENGINEERING METALS Zinc {see Galvanized) Atmospheric calibration (U.K.) with dry cell cans, 205 Benefits from costing techniques, 214 Location of exposure sites, 206, 208 Report on national grid map, 206, 213