Corrosion rate conversion

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Corrosion Rate Conversion

The following charts provide a simple way to convert data between the most common corrosion units in usage, i.e. corrosion current
(mA cm-2) , mass loss (g m-2 day -1) and penetration rates (mm y-1 or mpy) for all metals or for steel

mA cm-2
mm year-1 mpy g m-2 day-1

mA cm-2 3.28 M/nd 129 M/nd 8.95 M/n

1

mm year-1 0.306 nd/M 39.4 2.74 d

1

mpy 0.00777 nd/M 0.0254 0.0694 d

1

g m-2 day-1 0.112 n/M 0.365 /d 14.4 /d

1

where:

mpy = milli-inch per year

n = number of electrons freed by the corrosion reaction

M = atomic mass

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Corrosion rate conversion
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Note: you should read the Table from left to right, i.e.:
1 mA cm-2 = (3.28 M/nd) mm y-1 = (129 M/nd) mpy = (8.95 M/n) g m-2 day-1

For example, if the metal is steel or iron (Fe), n =2, M = 55.85 g and d = 7.88 g cm-3 and the Table of conversion becomes:

mA cm-2 mm year-1
mpy g m-2 day-1

mA cm-2 11.6 456 249

1

mm year-1 0.0863 39.4 21.6

1

mpy 0.00219 0.0254 0.547

1

g m-2 day-1 0.00401 0.0463 1.83

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Note: you should read the Table from left to right, i.e.:
1 mA cm-2 = 11.6 mm y-1 = 456 mpy = 249 g m-2 day-1

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