Talk:Corrosion

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[edit] Corrosive hazard

The corrosive to human tissue hazard should not be conflated with electrochemical theory. Corrosive should not be a redirect to corrosion. --Vuo 20:35, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] corrosion is also held in metals and nonnmetals.....

I just reverted a section added by user_talk:71.38.130.247. Their attempt was to add a section on the common occurrence of corrosion (bikes, fences, etc.), a section I feel would help strengthen the article and help relate the topic to the less-knowledged common reader. Obviously, it should be referenced and written in an encyclopedic manner, which is why I reverted the section. Anyone have any feelings on this proposed section? —Brien ClarkTalk 04:53, 18 April 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Corrosivity?

Hi there! I was wondering if there is a term such as 'corrosivity'. Seemingly it doesn't exist (only 149k google hits, not listed in any online dictionary or thesaurus, only a redirect to this page on en.wikipedia...) but it's intended to describe the corrosive activity of a substance. E.g. the different effects of highly concentrated (88%) and diluted (30%) sulfuric acid on, say, a metal surface show that the corrosivity of the latter is much higher than of the former (I reckon this is about the HO3+ content or sth). Anyways, I am pretty sure that there is a matching notion for this feature only I don't know it. Please help a desperate German wikipedian! [Besides, no adequate term exists in German either (would be Korrosivität); nonetheless it is being used every once in a while and everyone knows what it means because it is kind of self-explanatory.] -- 213.31.11.24 (talk) 17:39, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

It has been used in many books [1], so I think it is an acceptable word. As you say, it is more or less self-explanatory, and since it is kind of technical it's not on most dictionaries. Apparently it is listed on Merriam Webster Unabridged.[2] --Itub (talk) 18:08, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New edit

The article has now been reordered so that metallic corrosion comes first rather than non-metal attack and degradation. The article still needs major attention to bring in case studies and examples of corrosive attack. Peterlewis (talk) 09:38, 9 May 2008 (UTC)