Publisher's Synopsis
This work offers in-depth discussions of advances in corrosion science and corrosion protection, providing key information necessary to understand and solve corrosion problems. It discusses microbial-induced and atmospheric corrosion, corrosion in nuclear systems and of microelectronics and magnetic storage devices, corrosion inhibition by organic molecules and the use of surface coatings for protection.;This work is intended for chemical, materials, corrosion, mechanical, design, process, metallurgical, manufacturing and industrial engineers; materials scientists and surface chemists; applied physicists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.