Click on one of the areas below for the online Guides:

• Corrosion Science
  
  
• Corrosion Control
  
  
• Construction Industry
  
  
• Specific Applications
  
  
• Use of Paints and Coatings

Corrosion Science

Beginners Guides

• An Introduction to Corrosion Phenomena (123 KB)
  
  
• Beginners Guide to Corrosion (26 KB)
  
  
• Basics of Bimetalic Corrosion (55 KB)
  
  
• Basics of Corrosion Control (108 KB)
  
  
• Basics of Stress Corrosion Cracking (57 KB)

The Electrochemistry of Corrosion

• The Electrochemistry of Corrosion (140 KB)
  
  
• Figures for the Electrochemistry of Corrosion document (915 KB)
  
  
• Combined document and figures (1,044 KB)

Corrosion Control

• Corrosion control for buried pipelines  
  
  
• Guide to the Conservation of Metals (348 KB)
  
  
• Checklist for Corrosion Control (317 KB)
  
  
• Stress Corrosion Cracking (675 KB)
  
  
• Corrosion Control in Engineering Design (197 KB)
  
  
• Corrosion Control of Agricultural Equipment and Buildings (132 KB)
  
  
• Cathodic Protection Introduction (114 KB)
  
  
• Cathodic Protection in Practice (549 KB)
  
  
• Guide to Temporary Corrosion Protective  
  
  
• Bimetallic Guide (578 KB)
  
  
• Guide to the Control of Atmospheric Corrosion (84 KB)

Construction Industry

• Important EU guidance document: Durability and the Construction Products Directive (99 KB)
  
  
• CORUS Construction Centre Guides to Prevention of Corrosion:
  
  
  • The prevention of corrosion on structural steelwork (203 KB)
    
    
  • A corrosion protection guide for steelwork in building interiors and perimeter walls (69 KB)
    
    
  • A corrosion protection guide for steelwork exposed to atmospheric environments (60 KB)
    
    
  • A corrosion protection guide for steelwork in indoor swimming pool buildings (38 KB)
    
    
  • Corrosion protection of steel bridges:
    
    - Weathering steel bridges (772 KB)
    
    - Corrosion protection of steel bridges (430 KB)
    
    
  • A corrosion protection guide for steel bearing piles in temperate climates (45 KB)
    
    
  • CORUS Construction Industry website
    
    
• Corrosion of Steel in Concrete (113 KB)
  
  
• Guide to the Avoidance of Corrosion of Metal Gutter Systems (90 KB)
  
  
• Guide to the Avoidance of Corrosion in Plumbing Systems  
  
  
• Websites with information on repair of concrete:
  
  
  • Dr John P Broomfield
    
    
  • MG Associates
    
    
• Steelwork Guide (126 KB)
  
  
• Surface Coating Guide (141 KB)
  
  

Specific Applications

• Corrosion of Metals by Wood (154 KB)
  
  
• Pumps Guide (123 KB)

Joining and Fastening

Click here to access information on corrosion resistance of coated fasteners from the website of Textron Fastening Systems